Portobelo

Portobelo 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. Wikipedia

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Panama

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Mirador Peru Viewpoint · 380 m
• Ruins of Fortaleza Santiago de la Gloria Attraction · 390 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. Black Christ Festival

   October

   Oct 19-21

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Portobelo); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Pizza 1

All 3 places to eat

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