Colón
The Atlantic end of the canal, with the Gatun locks lifting ships out of the sea a few minutes away. Portobelo's Spanish forts are up the coast and worth the day.
Colón in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Colón
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Landmarks in Colón
The Atlantic Bridge is a road bridge in Colón, Panama spanning the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. Completed in 2019, it is the third bridge over the canal after the Bridge of the Americas and the Centennial Bridge, both on the Pacific side of the canal.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Feb 2026
Garcia.dennis · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chagres, once the chief Atlantic port on the isthmus of Panama, is now an abandoned village at the historical site of Fort San Lorenzo. The fort's ruins and the village site are located about 8 miles (13 km) west of Colón, on a promontory overlooking the mouth of the Chagres River.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Garcia.dennis · CC BY-SA 4.0
Galeta Island is an island located on the Atlantic side of the Republic of Panama, just east of the city of Colón, Panama.
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Mark a dorner · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Panama Canal locks are a lock system that lifts ships up 85 feet to the main elevation of the Panama Canal and lowers them down again. The original canal had a total of six steps for a ship's passage. The total length of the lock structures, including the approach walls, is over 1.9 miles (3 km).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Aug 2026
Thoroe · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Immaculate Conception Cathedral or Cathedral of Colón and more formally called the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church, and located in the city of Colón to the north of Panama.
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Dayarit Sue · CC BY-SA 3.0
Portobelo is a historic port and corregimiento in Portobelo District, Colón Province, Panama. Located on the northern part of the Isthmus of Panama, it is 32 km (20 mi) northeast of the modern port of Colón now at the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It has a population of 4,559 as of 2010, and functions as the seat of Portobelo District.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 8 Sep 2025
en:User:Tedder · CC BY 3.0
The Atlantic Bridge is a road bridge in Colón, Panama spanning the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. Completed in 2019, it is the third bridge over the canal after the Bridge of the Americas and the Centennial Bridge, both on the Pacific side of the canal.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Feb 2026
Garcia.dennis · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chagres, once the chief Atlantic port on the isthmus of Panama, is now an abandoned village at the historical site of Fort San Lorenzo. The fort's ruins and the village site are located about 8 miles (13 km) west of Colón, on a promontory overlooking the mouth of the Chagres River.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Jul 2026
Garcia.dennis · CC BY-SA 4.0
Galeta Island is an island located on the Atlantic side of the Republic of Panama, just east of the city of Colón, Panama.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2 Aug 2026
Mark a dorner · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Panama Canal locks are a lock system that lifts ships up 85 feet to the main elevation of the Panama Canal and lowers them down again. The original canal had a total of six steps for a ship's passage. The total length of the lock structures, including the approach walls, is over 1.9 miles (3 km).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 19 Aug 2026
Thoroe · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Immaculate Conception Cathedral or Cathedral of Colón and more formally called the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church, and located in the city of Colón to the north of Panama.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 12 Jul 2026
Dayarit Sue · CC BY-SA 3.0