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Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo
Magnificent examples of 17th- and 18th-century military architecture, these Panamanian forts on the Caribbean coast...
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Professional Advice (4)
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“Panama - Portobelo National Park” Your Guide to Panama
“Colon Province” World Headquarters
“Panama Tourism Destinations” iexplore.com
“Scuba Diving / Snorkeling” World Headquarters
Web Comments from Travellers (3)
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“Portobelo and Maria Chiquita Beach” panamaliving.com
“Portobelo” World66.com
“Portobelo - Beautiful Port” WorldisRound.com
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 12 attractions in Colon
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Traveller Description: Picturesque bayside village features the ruins of five Spanish forts, a restored treasure house and the burial place of Sir Francis Drake.
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Attraction type: Historic site, National park
Activities: Scuba diving
Address: Colon
Panama

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“Worth visiting.”
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5 of 5 stars
vamador
San Diego, California
5 Jun 2008
1
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El Fuerte de Portobelo is on the coast, in the Province of Colón. It is about two hours from Panamá City. It is worth going there to explore the ruins, see the church, and check out the town. more

“fascinating destinations”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Panama city
21 May 2006
8
people found this review helpful

Portobelo, colon is fascinating, is great for diving o just snkorkeling, it is also a natual park, and a historical place just for u to know Christopher colombus arrive there in 1502 and u can still see part of that. more

“Portobelo, i caraibi di Panama”
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5 of 5 stars
cesco233
Venezia
30 Apr 2009

Quarantacinque minuti di autobus oltrepassata Colon conducono alla tranquilla Baia di Portobelo. L’antica città, fondata nel 1597 da Francisco Velarde... more

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