The town of Balboa, founded by the United States during the construction of the Panama Canal, was named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa, the Spanish conquistador credited with discovering the Pacific Ocean, or South Seas as it was called back then. The name was suggested to the Canal Zone authorities by the Peruvian ambassador to [...]
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A View of the Port of Balboa From Ancon Hill
Posted in Photography, tagged Airports, Ancon Hill, Balboa Port, Marcos A. Gelabert Airport, Panama, Panama Canal Zone, Photographs, Photography, Tourism on December 12, 2011 | 5 Comments »
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