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Alfajia Destination Guide

Delve into Alfajia in Panama

Alfajia in the region of Colón is a city in Panama - some 25 mi or ( 41 km ) North-West of Panama City , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Alfajia

Current time in Alfajia is now 04:29 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Panama " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Limón, Quibdó, Montería, Santiago de Veraguas, and Sabanitas. While being here, make sure to check out Limón . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Alfajia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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4:11 min by WheresAndrewTV
Views: 21943 Rating: 5.00

Visiting Panama at the height of rainy season! There was so much life all around--I got to see tons of monkeys, frogs, crocdiles, leafcutter ants (my favorites) and even stumbled upon the much-feared ..

Panama Jungle Unicycle Ride Teaser

1:25 min by Roland Kays
Views: 3852 Rating: 4.50

We are a team of 5 off-road unicyclists riding from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, across the isthmus of Panama, on jungle trails. We are following an old 'gold route' used for hundreds of years b ..


Panama Canal Cruise - Time Lapse

5:43 min by wernerh869
Views: 210 Rating: 5.00

Cruise from Miami to Los Angeles via the Panama Canal. Short video made from stills taken by the webcam on the bridge of the Norwegian Star. Dec. 5-18, 2010. See the passage through the canal. Produce ..

COLON BY TRAIN, PANAMA TOURS BY VILLA MICHELLE A TOURIST GUIDE IN PANAMA

0:41 min by Panama Hostel Villa Michelle
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COLON BY TRAIN, PANAMA TOURS BY VILLA MICHELLE A TOURIST GUIDE IN PANAMA. GUIA DE TURISMO, GUIA DE VIAJE Y UN TRANSPORTE EMPRESARIAL Y DE TURISMO PRIVADO EN PANAMA Somos una GUÍA TURÍSTICA, GUÍA DE VI ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Fort Gulick

Fort Gulick was a U.S. Army base in the former Panama Canal Zone located on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal near Fort Davis, on Gatun Lake.

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Located at 9.32 -79.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Former United States Army facilities, Military facilities of the United States in Panama, Panama Canal Zone

Gatun Lake

Gatun Lake (Sp. Lago Gatún) is a large artificial lake situated in the Republic of Panama; it forms a major part of the Panama Canal, carrying ships for 33 km of their transit across the Isthmus of Panama. The lake was created between 1907 and 1913 by the building of the Gatun Dam across the Chagres River. At the time it was created, Gatun Lake was the largest man-made lake in the world, and the dam was the largest dam on earth.

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Located at 9.18 -79.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Artificial lakes, Lakes of Panama, Panama Canal

Barro Colorado Island

Barro Colorado Island (BCI) is located in the man-made Gatun Lake in the middle of the Panama Canal. The island was formed when the waters of the Chagres River were dammed to form the lake. When the waters rose, they covered a significant part of the existing rainforest, and the hilltops remained as islands in the middle of the lake. It has an area of 15.6 km . The island was set aside as a nature reserve on April 17, 1923 by the U.S. Government.

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Located at 9.15 -79.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Biological research institutes, Islands of Panama, Lake islands of North America, Nature reserves

Estadio Armando Dely Valdés

Estadio Armando Dely Valdés is a multi-purpose stadium in Colón, Panama. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of CD Árabe Unido. The stadium holds 4,000 people, and is named after former Panamanian footballer, Armando Dely Valdés.

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Located at 9.34 -79.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Colón, Panama, Football venues in Panama, Multi-purpose stadiums in Panama

Manzanillo International Terminal

Manzanillo International Terminal is located located east of the Atlantic opening of the Panama Canal on the Manzanillo Bay, Colón Province, Republic of Panama. MIT is a distribution center for cargoes destined for cities within the Republic of Panama and neighboring countries in Central America and the Caribbean. It is one of the biggest container transhipment terminals of the region and has direct access into the Colon Free Trade Zone (CFZ).

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Located at 9.36 -79.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Container terminals, Ports and harbours of Panama