Colón Free Trade Zone
The Colón Free Trade Zone is a free port in Panama dedicated to re-exporting a wide variety of merchandise to Latin America and the Caribbean. It is located on the Caribbean coast, near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal, in the province of Colón, within the city of Colón though outside its municipal jurisdiction and operates as an autonomous entity of Panama.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Port
- Description: largest free port in the Americas
- Also known as: “Colon Free Trade Zone” and “Colon Free Zone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Estadio Roberto Mariano Bula and Cuartel de Bomberos de Colón.
Estadio Roberto Mariano Bula
Stadium
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Estadio Roberto Mariano Bula is a stadium, which is situated 390 metres north of Colón Free Trade Zone.
Cuartel de Bomberos de Colón
Fire station
Photo: SandySB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cuartel de Bomberos de Colón is a fire station, which is situated 490 metres northwest of Colón Free Trade Zone.
Edificio de Administración de Cristóbal
Historic building
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Edificio de Administración de Cristóbal is a historic building, which is situated 1 km west of Colón Free Trade Zone.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colon and Fort Gulick.
Colon
Photo: Luis8ortega, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colón is a city in Central Panama. It's the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. The town is in poor condition and notorious for its high crime rate, but it is worth driving around to look at the culture, people and architecture.
Fort Gulick
Hamlet
Fort Gulick was a United States Army base in the former Panama Canal Zone located on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal near Fort Davis, on Gatun Lake. Fort Gulick is situated 5 km southeast of Colón Free Trade Zone.
Fort Sherman
Hamlet
Fort Sherman is a former United States Army base in Panama, located on Toro Point at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal, on the western bank of the Canal directly opposite Colón. Fort Sherman is situated 6 km west of Colón Free Trade Zone.
Colón Free Trade Zone
- Categories: free economic zone and transportation
- Location: Barrio Sur, Colón District, Colon, Panama, Central America, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Colón Free Trade Zone” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “科隆自由区”
- Chinese: “科隆自由貿易區”
- Chinese: “科隆自由贸易区”
- Chinese: “科隆自贸区”
- Chinese: “箇朗自由貿易區”
- Hindi: “कोलन मुक्त व्यापार क्षेत्र”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Colóns frihandelssone”
- Norwegian: “Colóns frihandelssone”
- Portuguese: “Zona Franca de Colón”
- Spanish: “ZLC”
- Spanish: “Zolicol”
- Spanish: “Zona Libre de Colon”
- Spanish: “Zona Libre de Colón”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Barrio Sur and Cristóbal.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Radisson Colon 2000 Hotel & Casino and Zona Libre de Colón.
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