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The color of its deep blue sea, the white of its beaches, along with the intense green of its forests and mangroves, deserve no other name: it is a beautiful port. Come and discover it for yourself! You'll know you've arrived in Portobelo when you see the ruins of a Spanish castle and its old cannons.
Oct 25, 2024 · Portobelo, nestling on Panama’s Caribbean coast, is a small town with a big past. Founded by the Spanish in 1597, this pearl of a port played a key role in colonial history and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Portobelo (Modern Spanish: "Puerto Bello" ("beautiful port"), historically in Portuguese: Porto Belo) is a historic port and corregimiento in Portobelo District, Colón Province, Panama. Located on the northern part of the Isthmus of Panama, it is 32 km (20 mi) northeast of the modern port of Colón now at the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal.
Mar 11, 2021 · Portobelo was one of the most important towns in America during the viceregal era and was the port through which most of the Spanish ships passed with the fifth royal bound for mainland Spain. The bay of Portobelo was discovered by Christopher Columbus on his fourth voyage, on November 2, 1502.
Oct 21, 2024 · Portobelo, village, east-central Panama. It is situated along the Caribbean Sea coast, about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Colón. The name Portobelo, meaning “beautiful harbour,” was given by Christopher Columbus in 1502; the village was founded in 1597. Portobelo grew to become a strongly.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 10, 2023 · It is surrounded by thick jungle it and provides easy access to some lovely, secluded beaches on the Caribbean coast. Portobelo is a fantastic place to relax for a few days before you sail off to San Blas. And in fact, it’s a nice place to get a break from the chaos of Panama City too.
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Portobelo is a small historic town on the Atlantic coast of the country where you can literally immerse yourself in the past, while delighting in the warm, crystal clear tropical waters. It has approximately 3,000 inhabitants who have lived there for many years.
