Folks River
Folks River is a city and river along the Caribbean seacoast in Colón Province, Panama, near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It is located at By the time the United States acquired the rights to build the Canal in 1904, the settlement at Folks…| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Inlet
- Description: river in Panama
- Also known as: “Folk River”, “Folks River, Panama”, “Rio Folk”, and “Río Folk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Edificio de Administración de Cristóbal and Estadio Roberto Mariano Bula.
Edificio de Administración de Cristóbal
Historic building
Photo: Daniestrada01, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edificio de Administración de Cristóbal is a historic building.
Estadio Roberto Mariano Bula
Stadium
Photo: jacf18, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Estadio Roberto Mariano Bula is a stadium.
Cuartel de Bomberos de Colón
Fire station
Photo: SandySB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cuartel de Bomberos de Colón is a fire station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colon and Fort Gulick.
Colon
Photo: Balou46, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Colón is a city in Central Panama. It's the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. The town is in poor condition and notorious for its high crime rate, but it is worth driving around to look at the culture, people and architecture.
Fort Gulick
Hamlet
Fort Gulick was a United States Army base in the former Panama Canal Zone located on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal near Fort Davis, on Gatun Lake. Fort Gulick is situated 5 km southeast of Folks River.
Fort Sherman
Hamlet
Fort Sherman is a former United States Army base in Panama, located on Toro Point at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal, on the western bank of the Canal directly opposite Colón. Fort Sherman is situated 6 km west of Folks River.
Folks River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Colon, Panama, Central America, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Folks River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From German to Welsh—“Folks River” goes by many names.
- German: “Folks River”
- Welsh: “Afon Folks, Panama”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cristóbal and Barrio Sur.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Canal Francés and Colón Free Trade Zone.
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