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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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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La Chorrera
Panamá Oeste Province, Panama · North America
About La Chorrera
La Chorrera works well as a base: 5 minutes from La Mitra, 48km from El Nispero Zoo and Botanical Garden, El Valle de Antón.
La Chorrera is in Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, with about 61,000 people. The nearest town is La Mitra, about 4 km away.
La Chorrera (Spanish pronunciation: [la tʃoˈreɾa]) is a city and municipality in central Panama, located about 30 km south-west of Panama City. It is the capital of the province of Panamá Oeste and one of the larger cities in the country and is fond of the phrase "La Bella, Enamoradora y Querendona, La Gran Chorrera",Read more
reportedly as a tribute to its beautiful women, kind people, and happy nightlife.
La Chorrera is renowned for its international fair and famous as being the home of Bollo and Chicheme. It is the home of San Francisco F.C., Mariano Rivera (five-time World Series champion with the New York Yankees), Vicente Mosquera (former World Boxing Champion), and José Luis Garcés.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near La Chorrera?
Within an hour or so of La Chorrera: Panama Canal (25 km), Bridge of the Americas (25 km), Miraflores Locks Visitor Center (25 km), Biomuseo (27 km).
Are there any good drives near La Chorrera?
The nearest famous roads are Pan-American Highway.
Where is La Chorrera?
La Chorrera is in Panamá Oeste Province, Panama, about 4 km from La Mitra.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 61,232
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Panama
- Region
- Panamá Oeste Province
- Timezone
- America/Panama
- Coordinates
- 8.8776, -79.7801
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Worth the detour from La Chorrera
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
bridge
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.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
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.
25 km · about 30 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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Casco Viejo
Panama City's UNESCO-listed historic quarter with crumbling colonial facades, rooftop bars, and views of the glittering modern skyline.
28 km · about 35 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.
31 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
El Nispero Zoo and Botanical Garden, El Valle de Antón
A crater valley town housing the last known golden frogs in the wild, set inside an extinct volcano with hot springs and waterfalls.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near La Chorrera
- 25 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.
- 31 kmPan-American HighwayThe world's longest motorable road stretching approximately 30,000 kilometers from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina.
When to drive here
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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