Place details
Place namePanamá
Other namesPanamá City
CountryPanamá
Latitude8.95
Longitude-79.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Originally an Amerindian fishing village; raided by Francis Drake in 1595 & Henry Morgan in 1671; was on transport route for Andean gold 16th-17th cen.; city grew rapidly after canal opened in 1914; economy based on canal traffic, breweries & steel mills.