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Cuchirvito Destination Guide

Touring Cuchirvito in Panama

Cuchirvito in the region of Panamá is a city located in Panama - some 28 mi or ( 45 km ) West of Panama City , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Cuchirvito

Time in Cuchirvito is now 06:03 AM (Friday) . 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, Cartago, Quibdó, La Zanguenga, and Las Yayas Adentro. 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 Cuchirvito ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Panama Real Estate For Sale | Lake Gatun, Arenosa Land

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Panama Real Estate For Sale (more info: www.property-panama.com This for sale lake front Panama property is located 45 miles from Panama City, Panama in the town of Arenosa on the shores of Lake Gatun ..

Pesca en el Lago Gatún - Pescaengatun.com

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PescaEnGatun.com - Día de Pesca, diversión garantizada para ti, tu familia y amigos. ..


Bass Fishing on Gatun Lake, Panama

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Fishing for peacock bass from a pontoon boat on Gatun Lake, near Arenosa in Panama, 2 July 2012. ..

Gatun Locks - Panama Canal.wmv

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A view of the Panama Canal from the Visitor's Center at the Gatun Locks near the Rio Chagres River from S/V Valentina. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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 8 km away
Tags: Islands of Panama, Lake islands of North America, Panama Canal

Isla Tres Perros

Isla Tres Perros is a Panamanian island with an area of 22,745 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 8 km away
Tags: Islands of Panama

Barro Colorado Island

Barro Colorado Island (BCI) is located in the man-made Gatun Lake in the middle of the Panama Canal. The island was formed when the waters of the Chagres River were dammed to form the lake. When the waters rose, they covered a significant part of the existing rainforest, and the hilltops remained as islands in the middle of the lake. It has an area of 15.6 km . The island was set aside as a nature reserve on April 17, 1923 by the U.S. Government.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.15 -79.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Biological research institutes, Islands of Panama, Lake islands of North America, Nature reserves

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 10 km away
Tags: Artificial lakes, Lakes of Panama, Panama Canal

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.

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Located at 9.10 -79.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Impact craters of Panama, Miocene impact craters, Possible impact craters on Earth