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El Despreciado Destination Guide

Discover El Despreciado in Panama

El Despreciado in the region of Panamá is a town located in Panama - some 41 mi or ( 66 km ) North-East of Panama City , the country's capital .

Interactive map of El Despreciado

Local time in El Despreciado is now 09:52 PM (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: Quibdó, Montería, Medellín, Bello, and Porcada Valdez. When in this area, you might want to check out Quibdó . 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 El Despreciado ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Lago Bayano, Panama

8:23 min by fisikalyadictin
Views: 2275 Rating: 5.00

A quick view of Lake Bayano and some of the surrounding trees and vegetation. For an introduction to Lake Bayano, visit www.LakeBayano.com (English) or www.LagoBayano.com (Español). ..

Festival in Chepo - Panamá

1:23 min by Robert Adams
Views: 1852 Rating: 5.00

Typical "murga" music performed at the Cultural Festival in Chepo in Panama Province. It remind me of New Orleans in the old days. Panama's street jazz! ..


Folk dancing in Chepo, Panamá

4:47 min by Robert Adams
Views: 1380 Rating: 5.00

Chepo is the largest city of eastern Panama and the "capital" of the District of Chepo that includes the western shores of Lake Bayano, yet it still has the heart and soul of rural Panamanian culture. ..

A Visit to Puerto Coquira, Chepo, Panamá

2:38 min by Robert Adams
Views: 1300 Rating: 5.00

I didn't expect any excitement when I visited this little port, but it got interesting! Unfortunately, I cannot provide a good Spanish version because my software does not accept accent marks, so I wi ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Bayano Caves

The Bayano Caves are three caves located on the south side of Lago Bayano in Panamá Province, Panama. The first, largest cave is approximately two kilometers long. The Río Seco runs through the cave, allowing boats to go partway inside the cavern. Though the cave receives some visitors, it is not lit. Many bats live in the cave. The second and third caves are less accessible, requiring crawling to explore. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:9|15|0|N|78|52|59|W| |primary |name= }}

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 9.25 -78.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Caves of Panama, Panamá Province

Bayano Dam

The Bayano Dam is a dam on the Bayano River in Darién Province, Panama. The dam was built in 1976; its construction flooded hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of rainforest, displacing thousands of indigenous residents. The flooded area is now Bayano Lake. The dam is the second-largest power source in Panama.

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Located at 9.17 -78.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1976, Dams in Panama, Darién Province

Lago Bayano

Lago Bayano is a lake in the eastern part of Panamá Province, Panama created when the Bayano River was dammed in 1976. In terms of surface area, Lake Bayano is second largest lake in Panama, exceeded only by Lake Gatun. They are named after Bayano, the leader of largest slave revolt of 16th century Panama. The Bayano Caves are on the south side of the lake.

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Located at 9.15 -78.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Lakes of Panama, Panamá Province

Soledad Miria

Soledad Miria is a small Caribbean island of Panama with 1,014 inhabitants, lying at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:9|26|42|N|78|53|59.63|W| | |name= }}. The island is only 700 metres long but is densely populated. At approximately 9:30 pm on December 26, 2006, a fire started by the explosion of a gas cooker destroyed 39 buildings within 10 minutes, approximately half of those on the island. 348 people were injured, but none died. The island was left with no potable water.

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Located at 9.44 -78.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Caribbean islands of Panama