Monument to Vasco Nunez of Balboa — Attraction in Calidonia

Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer who was lead across Panama in 1513 by locals from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific coast (at that time known as Sea of the South). A man of the 15th and 16th centuries his life's history is a mixture of oral tradition and written documentation. He did establish the first Spanish city in the Panama and was leader accused of treason and executed in 1519. The statue is nicely...

We were advised not to go into Panama City as there were protests. What we were able to experience on a 4+ hour Hop On Hop Off bus tour was an unbelievably beautiful modern city, a visit to the old city, the Capitol buildings and the Miraflores Locks museum of the Panama Canal. For once I'm glad I didn't follow...

Vasco Nuñez de Balboa - an important Spanish explorer of the 16th century and founder of the first Spanish settlement in Panama. So important for the country that its local currency is named after this person - and, of course, one of the most important...