Río Camarón

Río Camarón is a stream in Panamá Province, Panama. Río Camarón is situated nearby to the locality Chiva Chiva, as well as near the hamlet Pedro Miguel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Miraflores Visitors Center and Miraflores Locks.

Miraflores Visitors Center

Museum

Photo: Youngiovani, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Miraflores Visitors Center is a museum, which is situated 2½ km south of Río Camarón.

Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal, and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel Locks upstream. Miraflores Locks is situated 2½ km south of Río Camarón.

King’s College

College

King's College School, Panama is a British international school in Clayton, Panama City, Panama for students aged 2 to 18 years old. It is part of Inspired Education Group. King’s College is situated 3 km southeast of Río Camarón.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City of Knowledge and Paraíso.

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 2½ km south of Río Camarón.

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. Paraíso is situated 4 km west of Río Camarón.

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 8 km northwest of Río Camarón.

Río Camarón

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Camaron River”, “Rio Camaron”, and “Rio Cameron”
Category: body of water
Location: Panamá Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude

9.02179° or 9° 1′ 18″ north

Longitude

-79.59212° or 79° 35′ 32″ west

Elevation

22 metres (72 feet)

Open location code

67X22CC5+P5

GeoNames ID

3713350

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