Panamá Transisthmian Route
Also known as The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Panama
Inscribed
2025
List reference
1582
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Panamá Transisthmian Route is in Panama City. The nearest other World Heritage site is Panamá Viejo and Historic District, about 1 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Panama City · about 1,281,000 peopleabout 2 km north
- Balboa · about 63,000 peopleabout 4 km west
- Colón · about 204,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Penonome · about 29,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
- Chitré · about 44,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
- Santiago · about 46,000 peopleabout 190 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PanamaCultural1 km away
PanamaCultural68 km away
PanamaNatural257 km away
ColombiaNatural292 km away
PanamaNatural297 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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