Balboa Tank Farm

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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. Bridge of the Americas is situated 1¼ km north of Balboa Tank Farm.

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. Biomuseo is situated 2½ km east of Balboa Tank Farm.

Ancon Hill

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ancón Hill is a 199 metres high hill that overlooks Panama City, Panama, adjacent to the township of Ancón. It was used for administration of the Panama Canal and was under U.S. jurisdiction as a part of the Panama Canal Zone until being returned to Panama in 1977. Ancon Hill is situated 3½ km northeast of Balboa Tank Farm.

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Balboa

Photo: Allanes, CC BY 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.

Casco Antiguo

Quarter

Photo: ADelBarrioB, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Capital of Panama and the most populous city in the country, it is located on the Pacific coast, near the entrance of the Panama Canal. Casco Antiguo is situated 4 km northeast of Balboa Tank Farm.

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