| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| Panama |
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Panama Canal |
Panama City |
Balboa |
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Balboa gives its name to the Panamanian currency (actually the USA dollar). |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama Canal |
Panama City |
Balboa |
|
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The Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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The modern metropolis of Panama City. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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Panama City was founded on the site of an indigenous fishing village in 1519. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Plaza Mayor |
|
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Plaza Mayor is the heart of the colonial city. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Plaza Mayor |
|
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The country's independence was declared at the Cathedral in 1903. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Plaza Mayor |
|
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City Hall was built by French canal builders. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Plaza Mayor |
|
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The Post Office was once the headquarters of the French company that attempted to build the canal in 1880s. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Plaza Mayor |
|
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Hotel Central was used by the canal builders. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Plaza Mayor |
|
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People in the plaza. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Plaza Mayor |
|
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The square is no longer the commercial centre of Panama City. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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The old colonial centre. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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Ministry of Government and Justice. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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Houses with balconies. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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Corner building. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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Wooden houses. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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Paseo de Boredas is a segment of the Spanish wall. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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Fortifications. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
Plaza de Francia |
|
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Plaza de Francia is dedicated to the 22 thousand workers who died building the canal. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Plaza de Francia |
|
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Colonial houses. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
Plaza de Francia |
|
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Carlos J Finlay discovered how mosquitos transmit yellow fever. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Plaza de Francia |
|
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Wide open space in the colonial centre. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Plaza de Francia |
|
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Metal grills. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Plaza de Francia |
|
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Ferdinand de Lesseps, the builder of the Suez Canal. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Plaza de Francia |
|
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The French Embassy dominates the plaza. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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The Companion of Jesus is one of the many ruins in the colonial centre. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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Continuous balcony. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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The ruins of Santo Domingo Convent. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
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|
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The presence of this arch was taken as evidence of the region's seismic stability by the canal buildings. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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Curved balconies. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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Wooden and iron balcony. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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The Church of San Jose was once attacked by British pirate, Henry Morgan. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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Wooden house with balcony. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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Presidential Palace |
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The Presidential Palace. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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Presidential Palace |
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Elegant balcony. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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Presidential Palace |
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National coat of arms. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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Presidential Palace |
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The interior. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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Presidential Palace |
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The palace has many herons. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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View of the modern city. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Boat Yard |
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Large boat building and repair area by the coast. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Boat Yard |
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Boat building. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Boat Yard |
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Many boat workers live close to the boats. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Boat Yard |
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Boat building. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Boat Yard |
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Boat repairs. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Boat Yard |
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View of the boats. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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The Bridge of the Americas is the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
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|
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The Panama Canal has its Pacific entrance near the city. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Market Area |
|
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The Market area is the busy part of the city. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
Market Area |
|
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Kuna women wear decorated belts called molas. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Market Area |
|
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Distinctive Kuna women. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Market Area |
|
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Street scene. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Market Area |
|
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The colourful Kuna people from the San Blas Islands. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Market Area |
|
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Two Kuna women. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Market Area |
|
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Two Kuna women. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Market Area |
|
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Shining shoes. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
|
Panama Viejo |
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Panama Viejo is the site of the original city (1519). |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Panama Viejo |
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The buildings were the centre of the Spanish slave trade. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Panama Viejo |
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All that remains of the 1535 cathedral is a huge square tower. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Panama Viejo |
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Town hall. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Panama Viejo |
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The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Panama Viejo |
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The name Panama means abundance of fish. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
|
Panama Viejo |
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The Convent of San Jose. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Panama Viejo |
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View of the site. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
|
Panama Viejo |
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The Church of La Merced. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Panama Viejo |
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Almagro and Pizzaro left from La Merced to conquer the Inca Empire in Peru. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
|
Panama Viejo |
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Unusual figure from the Barriles region. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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The Metropolitan National Park is the only tropical rain forest to be found within the limits of a Latin American city. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Nude Indian tree. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Monkey's staircase tree. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Brown fungi. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Part of a 2km trail. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Guarumo tree. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Ant nest. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Delicate yellow flowers. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Leaf cutter ants. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Leaf-cutter ants use the leaves to grow a fungus in their nest for food. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Tortoise. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Cuipo tree. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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The rain forest. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Cycaidia moult. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Fungus. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Titi monkey. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Butterfly. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Sloth. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Hanging flowers. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Spider. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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Butterflies. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
|
Metropolitan National Park |
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View of the city and the sea. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Taboga Island |
|
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The Bridge of the Americas at the entrance of the Panama Canal. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
Taboga Island |
|
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The ever-present line of ships waiting to use the canal. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Taboga Island |
|
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Panama makes $30,000 for each ship that passes through the canal. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Taboga Island |
|
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Ships in the bay. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
Taboga Island |
|
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Islands dot the bay. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
Taboga Island |
|
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1m long eel fish. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
Taboga Island |
|
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Group of islands. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
Taboga Island |
|
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Taboga is the largest island in the bay. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
Taboga Island |
|
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Taboga was settled by the Spanish in 1515. |
1995 |
| Panama |
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Panama City |
Taboga Island |
|
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Taboga Island was once the haunt of pirates. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
Taboga Island |
|
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The island was used a base by Pizarro before his journeys to Peru. |
1995 |
| Panama |
|
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Panama City |
Taboga Island |
|
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The beautiful island was used as a base by pirate Henry Morgan who came here in 1671. |
1995 |
were added from 11 December 2021.