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Buenaventura Destination Guide

Touring Buenaventura in Panama

Buenaventura in the region of Colón is a city located in Panama - some 39 mi or ( 62 km ) North of Panama City , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Buenaventura

Time in Buenaventura is now 05:12 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Panama " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Limón, Quibdó, Montería, San Antonio, and Quebrada Candelaria. Being here already, consider visiting Limón . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Buenaventura ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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ISLA GRANDE, PANAMA ISLANDS TOUR X VILLA MICHELLE A TRAVEL GUIDE AND ACCOMMODATION IN PANAMA

1:29 min by Panama Hostel Villa Michelle
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Isla Grande, Panama Island is a popular place in Panama because of its beauty. People from all places come to the island to enjoy the water, snorkeling, fishing, listening to the sea and skinny dippin ..

Festival de Cristo Negro in Portobelo, Panama

1:11 min by poacaz
Views: 3110 Rating: 5.00

The festival of the Black Christ occurs every year on October 21 in Portobelo, Panama. It's 20 minutes from our site. See more at www.panamaoutdooradventures.com ..


Festival Congos y Diablos. Portobelo 2009

1:50 min by erikminero
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Panama Tour to Isla Grande

3:01 min by Eugenio Inglese
Views: 1874 Rating: 0.00

From Panama City to Colon and Portobelo by coach and than to Isla Grande by boat. Two days spent in a very special site out of the way and trying to adapt our life to that of native people. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Portobelo, Colón

Portobelo is a port city in Colón Province, Panama. It is located on the northern part of the Isthmus of Panama and has a deep natural harbor. Today, Portobelo is a sleepy city with a population of fewer than 3,000. In 1980 the ruins of the Spanish colonial fortifications, along with nearby Fort San Lorenzo, were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Located at 9.55 -79.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1597, Populated places in Colón Province, World Heritage Sites in Panama

Isla Grande

See also Isla Ixtapa Despite its name, Isla Grande is a small island off the Caribbean coast of Panama, about a half hour drive (depending on road conditions). During the right times of year, the water between the island and the mainland provides an excellent surfing environment. Most of the people found in the town are of African descent and trace it back to black African slaves and those known as Cimarrones.

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Located at 9.63 -79.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Caribbean islands of Panama

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.

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Located at 9.40 -79.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Caribbean islands of Panama

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.

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Located at 9.37 -79.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
Tags: 1918 establishments, Closed military facilities of the United States in Panama, Colón, Panama, Panama Canal, Panama Canal Zone Townships, United States Navy submarine bases

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 30 km away
Tags: Container terminals, Ports and harbours of Panama