Bosque Urbano Cerro

Bosque Urbano Cerro is a forest in Corregimiento Ancón, Panamá District, Panamá Province. Bosque Urbano Cerro is situated nearby to the quarter Ancón, as well as near El Chorrillo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bridge of the Americas and Ancon Hill.

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.

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.

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 Panama City and Balboa.

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.