A report on Panama
Transcontinental country in Central America and South America, bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south.
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Colombia
20 linksCountry in South America with an insular region in North America.
Country in South America with an insular region in North America.
It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and Panama to the northwest.
Panama Canal
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The Panama Canal (Canal de Panamá) is an artificial 82 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America.
Costa Rica
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Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica (República de Costa Rica), is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, and maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.
Panama City
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Panama City (Ciudad de Panamá; ), also simply known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city of Panama.
Ecuador
12 linksCountry in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
Country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
Following the battle, Ecuador joined Simón Bolívar's Republic of Gran Colombia, also including modern-day Colombia, Venezuela and Panama.
Gran Colombia
10 linksState that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831.
State that encompassed much of northern South America and part of southern Central America from 1819 to 1831.
It included present-day Colombia, mainland Ecuador (i.e. excluding the Galapagos Islands), Panama, and Venezuela, along with parts of northern Peru and northwestern Brazil.
Panama Canal Zone
7 linksUnincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, that existed from 1903 to 1979.
Unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, that existed from 1903 to 1979.
It was located within the territory of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending 5 mi on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón.
South America
6 linksContinent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.
Continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.
In addition, the ABC islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ascension Island (dependency of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory), Bouvet Island (dependency of Norway), Panama, and Trinidad and Tobago may also be considered parts of South America.
Central America
6 linksRegion of North America.
Region of North America.
Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
9 linksSpanish explorer, governor, and conquistador.
Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador.
In 1501, he crossed the Caribbean coasts from the east of Panama, along the Colombian coast, through the Gulf of Urabá toward Cabo de la Vela.