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“...4°8 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES
The following drive is recommended : To the Fortress
of San Felipe, to the summit of La Popa Hill, across the
bridge to Manga Island, through Calle Central and Calle
Royal, across the Roman Bridge, through Calle Aguada
and Calle Larga, and to the market and Independence
Square.
A drive to the Muralla de las Bovedas, the substantially
built wall beyond the city, reveals the elaborate nature
of the fortifications which once defended the city.
The summit of La Popa can now be reached by motor-
car and makes an interesting excursion. At the foot of
this remarkable hill is the Fortress of San Felipe. The
drive can be continued to Manga Island. At the same
time it should be mentioned that the view from the
summit is, to quote Humboldt, “ very extensive and
varied, and the windings and rents of the coast give it
a peculiar character,” " I was assured,” he adds, “ that
sometimes from the window of the convent, and even
in the open sea, before the Fort of Boca...”
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