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Cerro Viejo Destination Guide

Discover Cerro Viejo in Panama

Cerro Viejo in the region of Panamá is a town located in Panama - some 18 mi or ( 29 km ) West of Panama City , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Cerro Viejo

Local time in Cerro Viejo is now 03:33 AM (Friday) . 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: Limón, Quibdó, Montería, Veracruz, and Santa Clara. When in this area, you might want to check out Limón . We found 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 Cerro Viejo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Panama Canal Expansion GroundBreaking - Helicopter View

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Ceremony and groundbreaking to celebrate the beginning of the first-ever expansion of the nearly 100-year-old waterway. ..

Brisas de los lagos, Panama

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Brisas de los Lagos is Retirement Community located just 35 Kms to the West of Panama City and 40 minutes from the most beautiful beaches in the Pacific Ocean. Move to Panama and invest in one of the ..


Brisas de los Lagos, Panama 2

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Brisas de los Lagos is Retirement Community located just 35 Kms to the West of Panama City and 40 minutes from the most beautiful beaches in the Pacific Ocean. Move to Panama and invest in one of the ..

Panamá, Ciudad del Saber

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Interesting facts about this location

Gatun structure

The Gatun structure is a possible eroded impact crater. It is named after the nearby Gatun Lake in Panama. It was first discovered in 1972 by geologist Bob Stewart and later studied by Livio L. Tornabene from the University of South Florida Department of Geology. The structure is estimated to have formed about 20 million years ago. This would place the event in the Miocene epoch.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.10 -79.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Impact craters of Panama, Miocene impact craters, Possible impact craters on Earth

Panama Canal Zone

The Panama Canal Zone (Spanish: Zona del Canal de Panamá) is a 553-square-mile former unorganized US territory located within the Republic of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending {{#invoke:ConvertNumeric | numeral_to_english | 5 | case=L | sp=us | adj=off }} miles on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón, which otherwise would have been partly within the limits of the Canal Zone.

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Located at 9.12 -79.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1979 disestablishments, Panama Canal Zone, Regions of Central America, States and territories established in 1903, Zones

Panama Canal

The Panama Canal (Spanish: Canal de Panamá) is a {{#invoke:Math|precision_format| (77.1)*1,000/1,609.344 | 0}}-mile (77.1 km) ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. There are locks at each end to lift ships up to Gatun Lake . The Gatun Lake was used to reduce the amount of work required for a sea-level connection.

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Located at 9.08 -79.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks, Macro-engineering, Panama Canal, Transport infrastructure completed in 1914

Culebra Cut

The Culebra Cut, formerly called Gaillard Cut, is an artificial valley that cuts through the continental divide in Panama. The cut forms part of the Panama Canal, linking Gatun Lake, and thereby the Atlantic Ocean, to the Gulf of Panama and hence the Pacific Ocean. It is 12.6 km (7.8 mi) from the Pedro Miguel lock on the Pacific side to the Chagres River arm of Lake Gatun, with a water level 26 m (85 ft) above sea level.

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Located at 9.08 -79.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Cuts (earthmoving), Panama Canal

Estadio Agustín Sánchez

Estadio Agustín Muquita Sánchez is a football stadium in Panamá Province, Panama which hosts Liga Panameña de Fútbol team San Francisco, LNA side Independiente and other teams and local competitions from the La Chorrera district. Formerly the stadium had slightly smaller dimensions and natural turf, but it was still used for ANAPROF games.

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Located at 8.89 -79.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Football venues in Panama