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Portobelo
A Caribbean bay where Spain's silver fleets once loaded, guarded by ruined coral-stone forts standing right at the roadside, plus the church of the Black Christ, focus of a huge October pilgrimage.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Cativá
Colón, Panama · North America
About Cativá
Cativá is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Sabanitas, 54km from Pan-American Highway.
Cativá is in Colón, Panama, with about 30,000 people. The nearest town is Sabanitas, about 4 km away.
Cativá is a corregimiento in Colón District, Colón Province, Panama, with a population of 34,558 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 19,101; its population as of 2000 was 26,621.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Cativá?
Within an hour or so of Cativá: Portobelo (29 km), Panama Canal (36 km), Miraflores Locks Visitor Center (48 km), Pan-American Highway (54 km).
Are there any good drives near Cativá?
The nearest famous roads are Pan-American Highway.
Where is Cativá?
Cativá is in Colón, Panama, about 4 km from Sabanitas.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 29,607
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Panama
- Region
- Colón
- Timezone
- America/Panama
- Coordinates
- 9.3622, -79.8323
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Worth the detour from Cativá
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Panama Canal
One of the greatest engineering feats in history, this 82-kilometer waterway connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through a system of locks.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Miraflores Locks Visitor Center
A four-storey viewing terrace directly above the Panama Canal's Pacific locks, where Panamax ships are raised 16 m in two steps a few metres from the rail. Bilingual commentary tracks each transit.
48 km · about 55 min drive
historic highway
Pan-American Highway
The world's longest motorable road stretching approximately 30,000 kilometers from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina.
54 km · about 65 min drive
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Bridge of the Americas
The graceful 1962 steel arch carrying the Pan-American Highway over the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, for decades the only fixed link between the Americas.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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Casco Viejo
Panama City's UNESCO-listed historic quarter with crumbling colonial facades, rooftop bars, and views of the glittering modern skyline.
56 km · about 65 min drive
museum
Biomuseo
Frank Gehry's only building in Latin America: a crumpled cascade of red, blue and yellow roof planes on the Amador Causeway, telling how the isthmus rose and split two oceans while joining two continents.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Cativá
- 54 kmPan-American HighwayThe world's longest motorable road stretching approximately 30,000 kilometers from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina.
- 55 kmBridge of the AmericasThe graceful 1962 steel arch carrying the Pan-American Highway over the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, for decades the only fixed link between the Americas.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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