Cerro Oro

Cerro Oro is a hill in Ancón, Panamá District, Panamá Province and has an elevation of 165 metres. Cerro Oro is situated nearby to the locality Culebra Reach, as well as near the hamlet Paraíso.

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.

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 2½ km north of Cerro Oro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Culebra Reach and Paraíso.

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.

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.

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 Cerro Oro.

Cerro Oro

Type: Hill with an elevation of 165 metres
Also known as: “Cerro Gold” and “Gold Hill”
Category: landform
Location: Ancón, Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude

9.04218° or 9° 2′ 32″ north

Longitude

-79.64279° or 79° 38′ 34″ west

Elevation

165 metres (541 feet)

Open location code

67X229R4+VV

GeoNames ID

3709232

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In Other Languages

“Cerro Oro” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Cerro Oro”

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