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5 unusual facts about Colón Province


Colón Province

This province has traditionally been focused in commerce (through the Colón Free Zone, Panama Canal and its banking activities), but also has natural resources that are being developed as tourist attraction, such as coral reefs and rainforests.

In the nineteenth century, beginning as early as the 1840s, blacks from the Caribbean and West Indies immigrated to Panama to assist to build the Panama Railway and the Panama Canal.

Mineral industry of Panama

The only metallic mine operating in Panama is Petaquilla Minerals Molejon epithermal gold deposit on the Ley 9, 1997 property in Panama in Colón Province.

Portobelo, Colón

Portobelo is a port city in Colón Province, Panama, established during the Spanish colonial period.

TVMax

TVMax is a commercial privately owned TV station in Panama City, Panama that is available all over the country, except the province of Colón.


Petaquilla

Petaquilla is a hill, located in the district of Donoso, Colón Province, Panama.


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