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Platanares Destination Guide

Explore Platanares in Panama

Platanares in the region of Veraguas is a town in Panama - some 154 mi or ( 248 km ) South-West of Panama City , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Platanares is now 05:41 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " America/Panama " with a UTC offset of -5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: San José, Cartago, Alajuela, Talanquera, and Santiago de Veraguas. Since you are here already, make sure to check out San José . Where to go and what to see in Platanares ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Soná District

The district of Soná is a district within the Province of Veraguas, situated in the Republic of Panama. The capital town of the district is also named Soná. It also hosts the Sona Football Club 1835. The mayor of the city is Aristides Ortiz Arosemena. The city is referenced in Prison Break based on a local urban legend of an "underground prison".

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.02 -81.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Districts of Panama, Veraguas Province

Soná, Panama

Soná is a town in Soná District, Veraguas, Panama. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|01|N|81|19|W|region:PA_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|| |primary |name= }} Sona city is located in Panama. It has been intermittently exploited by artisanal placer gold operations since Spanish colonial times. In the 1990s, Cyprus Minerals conducted stream sediment, soil and rock sampling on Sona. This work defined a 200 m by 300 m gold anomaly in soils, with assays up to 4.40 g/t Au.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.02 -81.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Populated places in Veraguas Province