Cerro Escobar

Cerro Escobar is a hill in Burunga, Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province and has an elevation of 170 metres. Cerro Escobar is situated nearby to the hamlet Paraíso, as well as near Pedro Miguel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Centennial Bridge.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paraíso and Culebra Reach.

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

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 3½ km northwest of Cerro Escobar.

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 7 km southeast of Cerro Escobar.

Cerro Escobar

Type: Hill with an elevation of 170 metres
Category: landform
Location: Burunga, Arraiján District, Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude

9.02814° or 9° 1′ 41″ north

Longitude

-79.64012° or 79° 38′ 24″ west

Elevation

170 metres (558 feet)

Open location code

67X229H5+7X

GeoNames ID

3709731

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In Other Languages

“Cerro Escobar” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Cerro Escobar”

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