Río Velásquez
Río Velásquez is a stream in Panamá Province, Panama. Río Velásquez is situated nearby to the neighborhood Diablo Heights, as well as near the locality Rousseau.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bridge of the Americas and Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport.
Bridge of the Americas
Bridge
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bridge of the Americas is a road bridge in Panama which spans the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Designed by American civil engineering company Sverdrup & Parcel, it was completed in 1962 at a cost of US$20 million. Bridge of the Americas is situated 2½ km southeast of Río Velásquez.
Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Aeromar17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport is a public airport located 1.5 kilometres west of the center of Panama City, in the Panamá Province of Panama. Albrook Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport is situated 2½ km northeast of Río Velásquez.
PSA Panama International Terminal
PSA Panama International Terminal is a port built by PSA International on the site of the former United States Navy Rodman Naval Base located southwest of Panama City at the entrance to the Panama Canal from the Pacific Ocean.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balboa and City of Knowledge.
Balboa
Photo: Editorpana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. It was the capital of the Panama Canal Zone under American administration. Today, the Panama Canal Authority has its main headquarters on Balboa Heights.
City of Knowledge
Village
Photo: Ayaita, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Panama's Ciudad del Saber is a government-sponsored cluster of academic organizations, technology companies and non-governmental organizations, managed by the foundation of the same name. City of Knowledge is situated 4 km north of Río Velásquez.
Panama Pacifico
Hamlet
Panama Pacifico is a mixed-use real estate development in Veracruz, Arraiján District, Panama, located on the site of the former Howard Air Force Base. Panama Pacifico is situated 4½ km south of Río Velásquez.
Río Velásquez
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Rio Velasquez”, “Velasquez”, and “Velasquez River”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Panamá Province, Panama, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
8.96216° or 8° 57′ 44″ northLongitude
-79.57702° or 79° 34′ 37″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
67W2XC6F+V5GeoNames ID
3700192
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Localities in the Area
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