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Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: March 24, 2017
Caption: Spanish settlement of "Villa Rica de la Veracruz"
Additional Description: As the marker mentions, the Spanish built a nearby settlement, closer to the beach. The location is in the small village of Playa Villa Rica at the coordinates 19.675925, -96.398807. The site can be visited but it is not marked or well known. The foundations of the Spanish buildings have been protected by placing stones over their bases, which serves to show their outline.
Submitted: June 12, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p385434
File Size: 4.984 Megabytes

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