Fuerte San Lorenzo

Fuerte San Lorenzo

Making partial transit through the Panama Canal is one of the most wonderful experiences, considered one of the great works of world engineering of the twentieth, in this tour you can see the operation of the locks systems, navigate one of the lakes The largest artificial boats in the world and next to the large ships that cross the Isthmus.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Panama Canal Railway, Colon Panama

At the beginning of our train journey we will cross the Isthmus of Panama, passing through a lush rainforest which was one of the biggest obstacles to build this great work, the Culebra Cut was one of the great engineering works of its time, we will also see the Gatun Lake that was once the largest artificial lake in the world where ships of great draft navigate the Panama Canal.
This route essentially connects one of the least traveled but perhaps most attractive tourist corridors in the world between Panama City on the Pacific coast to the city of Colon on the Atlantic Coast.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Fort San Lorenzo, Colon Panama

The Fort of San Lorenzo located at the entrance of the Chagres River in the province of Colón, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1980 with the denomination of Fortifications of the Caribbean coast of Panama, with the photos of the city of Portobelo formed a defensive system for the transatlantic trade of the Spanish Crown. The remains of Fort San Lorenzo are one of the oldest Spanish fortresses in America. It is also an area for bird watching.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Canal de Panama, Panama City Panama

This tour takes you through two locks of the Panama Canal where you can experience the crossing through the canal to observe one of the eighth wonders of modern world technology.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Colon, Colon, Colon Province

Other attractions of the area is the Atlantic Bridge over the Panama Canal which holds the world record, such as the four-lane concrete wiring with the light - space between the central columns - the longest in the world: 530 meters, according with the official information, and is located at the entrance to the Atlantic air.

Duration: 15 minutes