Colón Destination Guide
Explore Colón in Panama.
Colón in the region of Colón with it's 76,643 inhabitants is a town in Panama - some 36 mi (or 58 km) North-West of Panama City, the country's capital city.
Current time in Colón is now 03:46 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named "America / Panama" with an UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Limón, Quibdó, Santiago de Veraguas, Sambalamba, Samba Bonita or Ciudad Bolivar. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Rainbow City, Mindi Dairy Farm, Margarita, Majagual-Gold Hill, Sherman and Cativa. We encountered some videos in the web. Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation.
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Slide Show - Never Quit - Karina Petroni...
Karina Petroni, Born in the Canal Zone, lets you see a touching slide show on how her parents met, lived an Escape filled life and moved to the Panama Canal Zone. Karina was born and grew up in and ar...
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Interesting facts about this location
Colón, Panama
Colón is a sea port on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. The city lies near the Caribbean Sea entrance to the Panama Canal. It is the capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's second city. Colón was originally located entirely on Manzanillo Island, surrounded by Limon Bay, Manzanillo Bay, and the Folks River.
Located at 9.36, -79.9 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 0 mi away.
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.
Located at 9.36, -79.9 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 1 mi away.
Coco Solo
Coco Solo was a United States Navy submarine base established in 1918 on the Atlantic Ocean (northwest) side of the Panama Canal Zone, near Colón, Panama. United States Senator John McCain was born in 1936 at a small Navy hospital at Coco Solo Naval Air Station. The larger Coco Solo Hospital was constructed in the summer of 1941.
Located at 9.36, -79.9 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 2 mi away.
Galeta Island (Panama)
Galeta Island, Panama is an island located on the Atlantic side of the Republic of Panama just east of the city of Colón, Panama. Galeta Island was the site of a U.S. military communications facility from the 1930s through 2002 at which time it was turned over to the government of the Republic of Panama. The communications facility located on the island included an operations building located in the center of a U.S.
Located at 9.36, -79.9 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 4 mi away.
Fort Sherman
Fort Sherman is a former United States Army base in Panama, located on Toro Point at the Atlantic (northern) end of the Panama Canal, on the western bank of the Canal directly opposite Colón (which is on the eastern bank). It was the primary defensive base for the Atlantic sector of the Canal, and was also the center for US jungle warfare training for some time. Its Pacific-side partner was Fort Amador. Both bases were turned over to Panama in 1999.
Located at 9.36, -79.9 (Lat. / Lng.), less than 4 mi away.
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