Colón City, Caribbean seaport and free trade zone in Colón Province, Panama
The city extends across Manzanillo Island, connected to mainland Panama by a causeway, featuring three modern ports along the Caribbean Sea entrance of the Panama Canal.
Founded in 1850 as Aspinwall by American railroad workers, the settlement gained its current name Colón in 1890 to honor Christopher Columbus.
The population includes many descendants of Caribbean workers who arrived during the Panama Canal construction, contributing to the city's maritime traditions.
The Colón Free Trade Zone, established in 1953, operates as the second largest duty-free port globally, processing substantial international commerce.
Colonel William Crawford Gorgas transformed the initial swampy settlement by implementing waterworks, sewerage systems, and drainage projects to create habitable conditions.
Location: Colón Province
Inception: 1850
Elevation above the sea: 9 m
Website: https://municipiocolon.gob.pa
GPS coordinates: 9.35975,-79.90042
Latest update: May 26, 2025 20:52
Atlantic Bridge
7.1 km
Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Colón
410 m
Toro Point Lighthouse
5.6 km
Casa Wilcox
256 m
Estadio Roberto Mariano Bula
641 m
Estatua Cristóbal Colón
576 m
Parque Sucre
440 m
Iglesia de la Medalla Milagrosa
369 m
Edificio Riviera (Colón)
462 m
Edificio Multifamiliar Las Cuatro Potencias: Chagres, Donoso, Santa Isabel y Portobelo
566 m
Antigua iglesia Unión
521 m
Biblioteca Mateo Iturralde
667 m
Parque 5 de noviembre
362 m
Hotel Washington
807 m
Avenida Roosevelt
532 m
Antiguo Edificio de la Gobernación de Colón
446 m
Edificio de oficinas de la compañía del Ferrocarril
640 m
Escuela Porfirio Meléndez
604 m
Escuela República de Bolivia
577 m
Battery Morgan Fort Lesseps
950 m
Iglesia de Cristo a Orillas del Mar
774 m
Paseo Lesseps y su entorno
485 m
Escuela José Guardia Vega
526 m
Escuela Pablo Arosemena
725 m
Estación del Ferrocarril de Panamá
544 m
Edificio de Administración de Cristóbal
856 m
Casa Aminta Meléndez
470 m
Paseo Gorgas y su entorno
740 mReviews
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