Río Pedro Miguel

Río Pedro Miguel is a stream in Panamá Province, Panama. Río Pedro Miguel is situated nearby to the hamlet Paraíso, as well as near the locality Summit Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Centennial Bridge and Parque Municipal Summit.

Centennial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Phil13, CC BY 3.0.

Panama's Centennial Bridge is a major bridge crossing the Panama Canal. It was built to supplement the overcrowded Bridge of the Americas and to replace it as the carrier of the Pan-American Highway. Centennial Bridge is situated 3½ km southwest of Río Pedro Miguel.

Parque Municipal Summit

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Parque Municipal Summit is a botanical garden with a facility for rescue and wildlife rehabilitation of exotic and native wildlife in central Panama. Parque Municipal Summit is situated 3 km west of Río Pedro Miguel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paraíso and Culebra Reach.

Paraíso

Hamlet

Paraíso is a town in the Republic of Panama, located just north of the Panama Canal's Pedro Miguel Locks. It was a vibrant township of the old Canal Zone, though it was segregated for most of its history. Paraíso is situated 3 km south of Río Pedro Miguel.

Culebra Reach

Locality

Photo: Phil13, CC BY 3.0.

The Culebra Cut, formerly called Gaillard Cut, is an artificial valley that cuts through the Continental Divide in Panama. The cut forms part of the Panama Canal, linking Gatun Lake, and thereby the Atlantic Ocean, to the Gulf of Panama and hence the Pacific Ocean. Culebra Reach is situated 4 km west of Río Pedro Miguel.

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 8 km southeast of Río Pedro Miguel.

Río Pedro Miguel

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Pedro Miguel River” and “Rio Pedro Miguel”
Category: body of water
Location: Panamá Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude

9.0575° or 9° 3′ 27″ north

Longitude

-79.62023° or 79° 37′ 13″ west

Elevation

63 metres (207 feet)

Open location code

67X2395H+2W

GeoNames ID

3703180

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