Birds sitting on a metal structure admire the view of Panama City, Panama
Birds on the Marina
Birds’ View of Panama City
Category Archives: Panama
Boat to the City
A boat makes it way from Casco Viejo towards the impressive skyscrapers of Panama City in Panama
Boat to the City
Spectacular Skyscrapers in Panama City
Skyscrapers are some of the most visible signs of a nation’s progress and many cities are easily identified by their skylines. They provide an overwhelming sense of architectural accomplishment and national pride.
Panama City in Panama is no exception. It has been listed in the Top 25 cities as having the most skyscrapers in the world.
Yacht Club Building
Multi-colored Balconies
Le Meridien Hotel and Residences
Colorful Panama on a Cloudy Day
A bright, colorful sign of Panama provides a contrast to the dark clouds over Panama City
Colorful Panama on a Cloudy Day
A Vendor in a Hurry
A colorful ice cream vendor at the Contera Cintra Park in Panama City rushes to avoid the impending rainstorm
A Vendor in a Hurry
A Bench to View Panama City
Balboa Avenue is a trendy Avenue that runs along the bay in Panama City. Directly along Balboa Avenue is the new Cinta Costera, a biking and running path along the bay with beautiful monuments, landscaping, and playgrounds.
A bench at the park provides a relaxing view of Panama City.
A Bench to View Panama City
Adding Color to the Skyline
A vividly conspicuous BioMuseo (bio diversity museum designed by Frank Gehry) adds color to the Panama City skyline viewed from Panama Canal
Adding Color to the Skyline
A Colorful View of Panama City
A colorful view of the Panama City Skyline from Casco Viejo
A Colorful View of Panama City
On Avenue Balboa
Avenida Balboa, named after Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, is the biggest upscale area of real estate development in Panama City, Panama and the most modern road in the country. It also is the most costly kilometer of a road in the world. It is approximately 3.5 km long and is located along the Pacific Ocean, making it one of the biggest attractions for real estate development in the city.
On Avenue Balboa
Balboa Monument
Vasco Núñez de Balboa holds an important place in Panamanian history. In addition to being credited as the first European to cross America, Panama’s national currency is named after Balboa and monuments of him can be found scattered throughout the country. One of the most famous monuments of Balboa was sculpted by Miguel Blan and Mariano Benlliure and given to Panama as a gift from Spain. The statue overlooks Panama Bay and was inaugurated on September 29, 1924.
Balboa Monument
Coming In for a Landing
A plane comes over the clouds, islands and ocean for a landing at Panama City, Panama
Coming In for a Landing
Under the Bridge
Sailing under the Bridge of Americas on the Panama Canal ….
Under the Bridge
Traffic on the Bridge of Americas above us ….
A Bridge Above
Clouds over the Bridge of Americas
Clouds over the Bridge of Americas – The Bridge of the Americas, spanning the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, is a beautifully constructed bridge that connects North & South America.
The Bridge of the Americas
Workhorses of the Panama Canal
Among the largest floating cranes in the world, “Titan” was built by Hitler’s Germany and claimed by the United States as war booty. Titan entered service in Panama in 1999 after having served for 50 years in Long Beach, California. The crane can be floated into the locks of the Panama Canal and is used for the heavy lifting required to maintain the doors of the locks of the canal. It can lift 350 metric tons and is one of the “strongest” cranes in the world.
Titan Crane
Container cranes (also container handling gantry crane or ship-to-shore crane) is a type of large dockside gantry crane found at Panama Canal container terminals for loading and unloading containers from container ships.
A Lineup of Cranes
Centennial Bridge on a Rainy Day
Barely Visible – a surreal image of Centennial Bridge over Panama Canal.
The Centennial Bridge is the second major road crossing of the Panama Canal, the first being the Bridge of the Americas, built to significantly alleviate congestion on the latter on the Pan-American Highway.
Centennial Bridge on a Rainy Day
Moving Though the Canal
A huge container ship moves through the Panama Canal …
Moving Through
…. and the gates close behind it.
Shutting the Gates
Capturing Rain
Travelling through the Panama Canal on a rainy day with water spouts on the banks ….
Capturing Rain
A Bird Midst Coconuts
Panama being a tropical country has plentiful coconut palm trees. Tasting fresh coconut water and the pulp is an enjoyable experience. However, this bird can only enjoy the shade of the palm tree.
A Bird Midst Coconuts
An Unusual Combination
A colorful flower against some kind of fruit create an unusual combination in Panama
An Unusual Combination
Butterflies in Panama
A few butterflies spotted in Panama ….
Owl Butterfly
Butterflies Getting Closer