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Fortaleza de Santa Teresa

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An 18th-century fortress inside the national park — begun by Portugal in 1762, finished by Spain — near the Brazilian border.

Fortaleza de Santa Teresa
Photo: rodoluca · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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