Museo de Ciencias Naturales
Museo de Ciencias Naturales is a museum in Corregimiento Calidonia, Panamá District, Panamá Province. Museo de Ciencias Naturales is situated nearby to Hotel Acapulco, as well as near Crown Casino.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Archives and Embassy of Spain.
National Archives
Government office
Photo: Edward Ortiz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Archives of Panama is the institution in charge of safeguarding national documents. It was created by Law No. 43 of December 14, 1912, under the administration of President Belisario Porras, being Panama the first republic in America to have a building dedicated to its national archive. National Archives is situated 190 metres north of Museo de Ciencias Naturales.
Embassy of Spain
Government building
Afro-Antillean Museum of Panama
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Afro-Antillean Museum of Panama simply known as the Afro-Antillean Museum or MAAP, is an ethnographic museum located in Panama City. The museum was founded on December 23, 1980, by Reina Torres de Araúz in the building of the Former Christian Mission Chapel. Afro-Antillean Museum of Panama is situated 510 metres southwest of Museo de Ciencias Naturales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Panama City and Casco Antiguo.
Panama City
Photo: 123Hollic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
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.
Balboa
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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. Today, the Panama Canal Authority has its main headquarters on Balboa Heights.
Museo de Ciencias Naturales
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Corregimiento Calidonia, Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude
8.96715° or 8° 58′ 2″ northLongitude
-79.53759° or 79° 32′ 15″ westOpen location code
67W2XF86+VXOpenStreetMap ID
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