Fort Amador, Coastal fortification at Panama Bay, Panama

Fort Amador is a former US Army base on the Pacific side of the Panama Canal, below the Bridge of the Americas. It occupied the mainland, while Fort Grant held the offshore islands of Naos, Culebra, Perico and Flamenco, linked by a causeway built from Culebra Cut spoil and completed in 1912.

The United States built this fort in 1912 to protect the southern entrance of the Panama Canal with artillery positions. During World War II, the defensive structures were upgraded and modified to meet new strategic needs.

The fort is named after Manuel Amador Guerrero, Panama's first president, linking military infrastructure to national identity. Today visitors can see how this connection shaped the site and its role in Panama's story.

The causeway linking the mainland to Naos, Culebra, Perico and Flamenco islands is the access route; it was built from Culebra Cut spoil and completed in 1912. The flat surface allows walking and cycling between the former batteries. The wooden building in the photograph stands on short posts, with a concrete step and brick edging at its entrance.

The causeway linking Naos to Culebra, Perico and Flamenco was built from spoil dug out of the Culebra Cut during canal construction, finished in 1912. The islands it joins held the large gun batteries of Fort Grant, while Amador below the Bridge of the Americas was the infantry and support site.