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Panama Canal
One of the greatest engineering feats in history, this 82-kilometer waterway connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through a system of locks.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Panamá Oeste Province, Panama · North America
El Coco works well as a base: 5 minutes from Llano Largo, 47km from El Nispero Zoo and Botanical Garden, El Valle de Antón.
El Coco is a town located in Panamá Oeste Province, Panama. With a population of 11,935, it is an important destination in North America.
On a road trip, El Coco 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 El Coco to your route.
La Chorrera Army Airfield is a former United States Army Air Forces World War II air base on Panama. It was a sub-base of Albrook Field and later Howard Field which used for dispersal and overflow units as part of the defense of the Panama Canal.
Units assigned to the field were:
30th Pursuit (later Fighter)Read more
Squadron (37th Fighter Group), 24 November 1941 – 3 January 1943 (P-40 Warhawk)
31st Pursuit (later Fighter) Squadron (37th Fighter Group), 9–23 December 1941; 3 February-19 May 1942 (P-40 Warhawk)
24th Fighter Squadron (16th Fighter Group), 15 March–September 1942; 10Jan-28 May 1943 (P-39 Airacobra)
28th Fighter Squadron (37th Fighter Group),26 March-2 May 1942 (P-40 Warhawk)
15th Fighter Squadron (53d Fighter Group), 2 January-10 November 1942 (P-39 Airacobra)
53d Fighter Squadron (32d Fighter Group), 7 January-8 June 1943 (P-40 Warhawk)
43d Fighter Squadron (XXVI Fighter Command), 6 April-29 August 1944 (P-39 Airacobra)
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El Coco is located in Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, North America. The coordinates are 8.8769 latitude, -79.8081 longitude.
El Coco has a population of approximately 11,935 people, making it a town in Panama.
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One of the greatest engineering feats in history, this 82-kilometer waterway connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through a system of locks.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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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.
27 km · about 30 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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Frank Gehry's only building in Latin America: a crumpled cascade of red, blue and yellow roof planes on the Amador Causeway, telling how the isthmus rose and split two oceans while joining two continents.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Panama City's UNESCO-listed historic quarter with crumbling colonial facades, rooftop bars, and views of the glittering modern skyline.
31 km · about 35 min drive
historic highway
The world's longest motorable road stretching approximately 30,000 kilometers from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina.
34 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
A crater valley town housing the last known golden frogs in the wild, set inside an extinct volcano with hot springs and waterfalls.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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