Fort of Taurege | |
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Forte do Rio Tauregue | |
Amapá, Brazil | |
Coordinates | 1°17′52″S 50°37′1″W / 1.29778°S 50.61694°W |
Type | Fort |
Site information | |
Open to the public | no |
Condition | Disappeared |
Site history | |
Built | 1628 |
The Fort of Taurege, also known as Fort of Taurege River, Fort of Torrego, Fort of Tourege, Fort of Torrejo, and Fort of Maracapuru, was a colonial era Amazonian fort located in the confluence of the Taurege River (today Maracapuru River) and the Amazon Delta, possibly in the Island of Tucujus.[1]