Fuerte Amador

Fuerte Amador is a locality in Corregimiento Ancón, Panamá District, Panamá Province. Fuerte Amador is situated nearby to the locality Balboa Heights, as well as near the quarter El Chorrillo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Figali Convention Center and Bridge of the Americas.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balboa and Casco Antiguo.

Balboa

Photo: Editorpana, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Today, the Panama Canal Authority has its main headquarters on Balboa Heights.