Avenida Balboa, Colón

Avenida Balboa in the Casco Antiguo (Old Quarter) of Colón, Panama, in 1965. The commercial structures featuring multilevel wrap-around balconies date from the early 1900s. Note El Corte Inglés and the Pan Am-PANAGRA airline ticket office. In 1965, the Pan American Airways city ticket office in Colón was listed as 1002 Calle 11 (Esquina de Avenida Balboa y Calle 11). Panama036

Fort San Lorenzo

July 17th 1965
Leaving Gatun Locks, Oriana docked at port of Cristobal rather than heading directly out to sea to enable passengers time to visit Colon. At this time, Cristobal was in the American Canal Zone, Colon in Panama. (I liked the way the twin communities together were "Cristobal Colon" . Someone had been clever!) Family friends met us at the dock to show us around ... read more

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With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal ... ... read more

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