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Colón Province Highlights
Ride through lush vistas in a 1st-class luxury car heading from Panama City to
Colón along the historical
Panama Railroad
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)
Explore hallowed colonial ruins or find festival frenzy in
Portobelo
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) ,
once the Caribbean's greatest port
Live out your
Pirates of the Caribbean
fantasy at
Fuerte San Lorenzo
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), a historic Spanish fort that once stood guard over the Caribbean
Soak up the natural beauty and laid-back vibe of
Isla Grande
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) , a
picture-perfect gem of a Caribbean island
Find sharks, cargo ships and military planes while scuba diving the
Caribbean
sea
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) around Portobelo
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Colón
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With its colonial grandeur crumbling and its neighborhoods marginalized, Colón is the
city that Panama forgot, in spite of vigorous development meant to court Caribbean
cruise ships. Prior to 1869 the railroad connecting Panama City and Colón was the only
rapid transit across the continental Western Hemisphere. A last whiff of prosperity was
seen during the construction of the Panama Canal.
