The remains of Fuerte de la Pura y Limpia Concepcion de Monfort de Lemus,

a Spanish fort built in the 1600's.  There were seven forts

built by the Spanish to protect Valdivia, which was one of the

most important centers of Spanish colonial control over Chile.

There is a museum on Chilean naval history on the site as well.

 The cannons used to protect the entrance to Valdivia.

 The lighthouse added to the promontory in the 1900's.

 One of the remaining foundations of the fort.

 The Niebla chapel can be seen right below the large pine

tree in the center of the picture (the photo is taken from the fort).

The original "magazine" where munitions were kept when

the fort was manned by the Spanish.  The lighthouse

is a more recent addition.