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Portobelo
A Caribbean bay where Spain's silver fleets once loaded, guarded by ruined coral-stone forts standing right at the roadside, plus the church of the Black Christ, focus of a huge October pilgrimage.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Colón, Panama · North America
Cristóbal sits on the route: 15 minutes from Cativá, 59km from Pan-American Highway.
Cristóbal is a town located in Colón, Panama. With a population of 2,366, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, Cristóbal sits in Panama. It's in the America/Panama time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cristóbal to your route.
Cristóbal is a port town and corregimiento in Colón District, Colón Province, Panama. The corregimiento has a population of 49,422 as of 2010. The town is located on the western edge of Manzanillo Island, on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal.
Cristóbal Colón is the Spanish translation for Christopher Columbus,Read more
the Genovese explorer for whom these places were named.
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Cristóbal is located in Colón, Panama, North America. The coordinates are 9.3522 latitude, -79.9044 longitude.
Cristóbal has a population of approximately 2,366 people, making it a town in Panama.
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A Caribbean bay where Spain's silver fleets once loaded, guarded by ruined coral-stone forts standing right at the roadside, plus the church of the Black Christ, focus of a huge October pilgrimage.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
One of the greatest engineering feats in history, this 82-kilometer waterway connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through a system of locks.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
A four-storey viewing terrace directly above the Panama Canal's Pacific locks, where Panamax ships are raised 16 m in two steps a few metres from the rail. Bilingual commentary tracks each transit.
52 km · about 60 min drive
historic highway
The world's longest motorable road stretching approximately 30,000 kilometers from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina.
59 km · about 70 min drive
bridge
The graceful 1962 steel arch carrying the Pan-American Highway over the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, for decades the only fixed link between the Americas.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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