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Barranca Destination Guide

Discover Barranca in Panama

Barranca in the region of Chiriquí is a town located in Panama - some 203 mi or ( 327 km ) West of Panama City , the country's capital .

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Local time in Barranca is now 04:32 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Panama " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Masaya, Managua, San Pedro, San José, and Limón. When in this area, you might want to check out Masaya . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Barranca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Boca Brava

Isla Boca Brava is located off the Pacific coast of Panama in the Gulf of Chiriquí, specifically in the Bahia de Muertos which is a coral reef. It is about one-half mile from the small mainland village of Boca Chica. Boca Brava connects to Isla Palenque by way of a narrow land bridge.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.22 -82.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Pacific islands of Panama

Querévalo

Querévalo is a village of Alanje of Chiriquí Province located near Canas Blancas and also along the Río Located on both banks of the Río Chico or Stone.

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Located at 8.37 -82.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Populated places in Chiriquí Province

Estadio San Cristóbal

Estadio San Cristóbal is a stadium in Chiriquí Province, Panama. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Atlético Chiriquí.

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Located at 8.42 -82.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Chiriquí Province, Football venues in Panama

Boca Chica, Gulf of Chiriquí

Boca Chica is a town in Panama. There is only one road (paved in 2008) to this town and it ends at the estuary of the Pedregal River with the island of Boca Brava just across the water. Boca Chica is the main jumping off point for the islands in the Gulf of Chiriquí. The village is known for its sport fishing (black marlin, dorado and tuna are abundant) and many businesses in the area are geared toward that activity.

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Located at 8.22 -82.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Chiriquí Province

Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí

The Autonomous University of Chiriqui, in Spanish Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí, (UNACHI) is a Panamanian university. It was founded in 1995, and it is since then, the third State Institution of High Education, Autonomous and the first on the Western Region of the country dedicated to the generation, reception, and transmission of knowledge.

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Located at 8.43 -82.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 1995 establishments in Panama, Chiriquí Province, Educational institutions established in 1995, Universities in Panama