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San Juan Garita
About the Garita
San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico, famous for the iconic garitas — the candy-striped sentry boxes that dot the massive walls of Old San Juan's colonial fortifications. These small, domed lookout turrets, perched above the crashing Atlantic surf at Castillo San Felipe del Morro and Castillo San Cristóbal, were built by the Spanish in the 16th–18th centuries to guard against invaders. Today the garita has become Puerto Rico's most recognizable symbol, representing centuries of Caribbean history, resilience, and the island's unique blend of Spanish colonial heritage.
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Icon details
- Symbol
- San Juan Garita
- City
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Region
- Central America
- Category
- Landmarks
- Format
- SVG (scalable vector), plus PNG export at 512px
- File
pr-san-juan.svg- Licence
- CC BY 4.0 — free for commercial use with attribution
- Added
Attribution — copy this when you use the icon:
San Juan Garita icon by Studio Partdirector, svgcities.com/puerto-rico/san-juan, CC BY 4.0
