• 03/10/2025

Submerged fort of San Matías rediscovered in Cartagena Bay, Colombia

Jerusalem Post

 Facade of Castillo San Felipe de Barajas in Cartagena, Colombia. (photo credit: Ute Sonja Medley. Via Shutterstock)
Built in 1567 by Governor Pedro de Acuña on a sandbank at Cartagena Bay, the Fort of San Matías protected the city from pirate and privateer attacks.

https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/archaeology-around-the-world/article-845281