Punta Guinea
Punta Guinea is a point in Corregimiento Veracruz, Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province. Punta Guinea is situated nearby to the locality Fuerte Amador, as well as near Fort Kobbe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bridge of the Americas and Biomuseo.
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.
Biomuseo
Museum
Photo: ArnoldReinhold, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Biomuseo is a museum focused on the natural history of Panama, whose isthmus was formed very recently in geologic time, with major impact on the ecology of the Western Hemisphere.
Figali Convention Center
Community center
Figali Convention Center is an indoor sports arena, in Fort Amador, Panama City, Panama. The capacity of the arena is 25,000. Built in 2003, as the main venue for the Miss Universe 2003 pageant, which took place in Panama that year. Figali Convention Center is situated 2½ km northeast of Punta Guinea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balboa and Panama Pacifico.
Balboa
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.
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 3½ km west of Punta Guinea.
Casco Antiguo
Quarter
Photo: ADelBarrioB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capital of Panama and the most populous city in the country, it is located on the Pacific coast, near the entrance of the Panama Canal. Casco Antiguo is situated 4½ km northeast of Punta Guinea.
Punta Guinea
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Guinea Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Corregimiento Veracruz, Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
8.92207° or 8° 55′ 20″ northLongitude
-79.56033° or 79° 33′ 37″ westElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
67W2WCCQ+RVGeoNames ID
3708791
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