Fort of San Pedro

For a structure dwarfed by modern buildings. Fort of San Pedro surpasses the value of the ones outlining Cebu's skyline. Its walls house points in the country's history, written and otherwise. It's original structure saw the Spaniard's first settlement in a country that will be under their rule for 3 centuries. Wars were fought even after the Spaniards left, and as wars ravaged the land the fort changed role fit for its time. It was once a prison, an American barracks, an informal school; it even served as a hospital. In its later days it was turned into a garden and a zoo.

Today tourists flock to this place where its importance is reiterated by the occasional guides. Its written history can be read and seen in a number of materials hung on stone walls including photographs depicting its days. Locals seem to come here for picnics, dates and photo op's. Fort of San Pedro is small compared to Intramuros in Manila. There is not much to expect if you decide to come to this place. Without knowing what it has gone through one will think that it's a garden inside a triangular stone wall. I would pay to hear those walls talk.

Since they are not selling tickets for talking walls let me show what my lenses have captured.

"History Brief"

"A Rusty Welcome"

"Hinged"

"Peeking Explosion"

"A Fort's Mouth"

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