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Puerto Escondido Destination Guide

Discover Puerto Escondido in Panama

Puerto Escondido in the region of Colón with its 12,371 habitants is a place located in Panama - some 41 mi or ( 66 km ) West of Panama City , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Puerto Escondido

Local time in Puerto Escondido is now 05:22 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " America/Panama " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: San José, Limón, Cartago, Quibdó, and Torno Rompido. When in this area, you might want to check out San José . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Puerto Escondido ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Panama Canal Timelapse - HD

1:57 min by radiofreebc
Views: 167463 Rating: 4.92

A time-lapse journey through the Panama Canal from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean onboard a cruise ship. Re-release of ( www.youtube.com ) ..

Panama Canal Transit

5:48 min by Ravindra DP
Views: 4643 Rating: 5.00

This video of Panama Canal Transit was shot on board MV Saga Discovery, 13th May 2010. ~8 hrs of transit is shown in ~6 mins. MV Saga Discovery is Forest product career ship owned by SAGA, and managed ..


Sailing down the Rio Chagres

1:43 min by pmokker
Views: 951 Rating: 5.00

We set sail for the Rio Chagres and come across some waterfalls and big spiders ..

Panama Caribbean Beach

1:56 min by Tom Bakkum
Views: 565 Rating: 0.00

info@panamalandcapital.com Chopper circles entire property; 36 acres (14.7 ha) of prime beach, tamac road access, bluff with a mini island in the middle of the prioperty, creek crosses property, lands ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Gatun Dam

The Gatun Dam is a large earthen dam across the Chagres River in Panama, near the town of Gatun. The dam, constructed between 1907 and 1913, is a crucial element of the Panama Canal; it impounds the artificial Gatun Lake, which in turn carries ships for 33 kilometres of their transit across the Isthmus of Panama. In addition, a hydro-electric generating station at the dam generates electricity which is used to operate the locks and other equipment in the canal.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.27 -79.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1913, Dams in Panama, Panama Canal

Gatún

Gatun is a small town on the Atlantic Side of the Panama Canal, located south of the city of Colón at the point in which Gatun Lake meets the channel to the Caribbean Sea. The town is best known as the site of the Panama Canal's Gatun Locks and Gatun Dam, built by the United States between 1906-1914.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.27 -79.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Panama Canal Zone Townships, Populated places in Panama

Isla Falta Calzado

Isla Falta Calzado is a Panamanian island with an area of 8,741 m located in the middle of the Panama Canal in the southwest region of the Gatun Lake. The Island was created when the waters of the Chagres River were dammed by the Gatun Dam to create the Gatun lake. When the waters rose, they covered a significant part of the existing rainforest, and the hilltops became the islands that are now scattered throughout the lake.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.04 -79.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Islands of Panama, Lake islands of North America, Panama Canal

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.18 -79.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Artificial lakes, Lakes of Panama, Panama Canal

Third Bridge over Panama Canal

The Third Bridge over Panama Canal is a projected road bridge in Colón, Panama, which will span the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. When completed it will be a third bridge over the Panama Canal after the Bridge of the Americas and the Centennial Bridge both on the Pacific side of the canal. The bridge is proposed to be a double-pylon, double-plane, concrete girder, cable-stayed bridge with a main span of 530 m, and two side spans of 230 m.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.31 -79.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Bridges in Panama, Buildings and structures in Panama, Cable-stayed bridges, Colón, Panama, Concrete bridges, Girder bridges, Panama Canal, Proposed bridges, Road bridges