Colón

The Canal's Caribbean province: history, colonial forts, and the Atlantic entrance to one of the world's greatest engineering feats.

Colón is a province on Panama's Caribbean coast. Its capital is the city of Colón, at the Atlantic entrance of the Panama Canal.

The Caribbean and the Canal

Colón is home to the Gatún locks and Gatún Lake, key parts of the Canal. Its colonial forts — San Lorenzo and Portobelo — are World Heritage Sites and recall the era of the Spanish galleons.

What to see and do

Visit Portobelo and its forts, explore Fort San Lorenzo, boat across Gatún Lake, and get to know the Afro-Caribbean culture of the Colón coast.

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