Río Grande
Río Grande is a stream in Panamá Oeste Province, Panama. Río Grande is situated nearby to the hamlet Paraíso, as well as near the locality Culebra Reach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Centennial Bridge and Parque Municipal Summit.
Centennial Bridge
Bridge
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.
Parque Municipal Summit
Park
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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 3½ km north of Río Grande.
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.
Culebra Reach
Locality
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 2½ km northwest of Río Grande.
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 Grande.
Río Grande
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Rio Grande”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.03524° or 9° 2′ 7″ northLongitude
-79.64208° or 79° 38′ 32″ westElevation
47 metres (154 feet)Open location code
67X229P5+35GeoNames ID
3709037
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Río Grande” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Río Grande”
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Localities in the Area
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