You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Panama
  4. »
  5. Panama
  6. » Lacona
Panama Flag Icon

Lacona Destination Guide

Delve into Lacona in Panama

Lacona in the region of Panamá is a city in Panama - some 5 mi or ( 9 km ) South-West of Panama City , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Lacona

Current time in Lacona is now 09:06 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " America/Panama " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Limón, Quibdó, Montería, Veracruz, and San Miguelito. While being here, make sure to check out Limón . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Lacona ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Flat Tire Adventures

2:42 min by halfthrottle
Views: 3352 Rating: 5.00

This is the last video from my trip from David to Panama City with the Pirata Riders. I got 2 flats in less than 20 miles on the way from the camp site in Chorerra to Panama City. The guys saved my ba ..

Bridge of the Americas, Panama

1:24 min by halfthrottle
Views: 1823 Rating: 4.68

I get asked a lot of questions by people who are dreaming of their own Central America motorcycle tour. So once in a while I may try and be a little motivational for those people. When I first came ar ..


Durch den Panamakanal in 100 Sekunden/ Crossing Panama Canal in 100 seconds time lapse

1:56 min by OliverStiller
Views: 1762 Rating: 5.00

Transiting the Panama Canal within 100 seconds from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. Time lapse recording from the bridge of the cruise ship MV DEUTSCHLAND in march 2012. Zeitraffer: In 100 Sekunden ..

PanamaVlog: WAR IN PANAMA CITY!

5:11 min by RandomlyDeranged
Views: 820 Rating: 5.00

WAR IN PANAMA CITY! BOOM BOOM POW! Explosions! Fireworks! As far as the eye can see! This place is awesome! We've had so many adventures here already! ---------------- PanamaVlog #3. ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Balboa, Panama

Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.95 -79.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Panama Canal Zone Townships, Populated places in Panamá Province

Bridge of the Americas

The Bridge of the Americas (Spanish: Puente de las Américas; originally known as the Thatcher Ferry Bridge) is a road bridge in Panama, which spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Completed in 1962, at a cost of US$20 million, it was the only non-swinging bridge (there are two other bridges, one at the Miraflores locks and one at the Gatun locks) connecting the north and south American land masses until the opening of the Centennial Bridge in 2004.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.94 -79.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1962, Bridges in Panama, Cantilever bridges, Concrete bridges, Panama Canal, Panama City, Through arch bridges, Tied arch bridges, Truss bridges

Estadio Municipal de Balboa

Estadio Municipal de Balboa is a multi-purpose stadium in Balboa, Panama. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Municipal Chorrillo. The stadium holds 2,000 people. The stadium was originally part of the Balboa High School campus, and was used mostly to play football and baseball. Currently the field is administered by the Panama Canal Authority.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.96 -79.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Football venues in Panama, Multi-purpose stadiums in Panama

Martyrs' Day (Panama)

Martyrs' Day is a Panamanian holiday which commemorates the January 9, 1964 riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone. The riot started after a Panamanian flag was torn during conflict between Panamanian students and Canal Zone Police officers, over the right of the Panamanian flag to be flown alongside the U.S. flag. U.S. Army units became involved in suppressing the violence after Canal Zone police were overwhelmed, and after three days of fighting, about 21 Panamanians and four U.S.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.96 -79.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Conflicts in 1964, Death in Panama, History of Panama, History of the Panama Canal Zone, January observances, Latin America, Panama–United States relations, Separation barriers

Panama Canal Authority

The Panama Canal Authority (Spanish: Autoridad del Canal de Panamá) is the agency of the government of Panama responsible for the operation and management of the Panama Canal. The ACP took over the administration of the Panama Canal from the Panama Canal Commission, the joint US–Panama agency that managed the Canal, on December 31, 1999, when the canal was handed over from the United States to Panama as the Torrijos-Carter Treaties stated.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.96 -79.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Government of Panama, Organizations based in Panama, Panama Canal