Barro Colorado
in Distrito de La Chorrera of Panamá Oeste, Panama
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Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport (13 mi) - Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport (23 mi)
- Howard Airport (24 mi)
- Tocumen International Airport (31 mi)
- San Blas Airport (61 mi)
- Contadora Airport (66 mi)
- Alonso Valderrama Airport (90 mi)
- Ruben Cantu Airport (107 mi)
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Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (Unesco heritage, 85 mi) - Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá (Unesco heritage, 95 mi)
- Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Fort Sherman Zoo (zoo, (16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 9.167 and -79.834 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 9° 10' 2" and W -79° 50' 3"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Balboa - PAB
- Spoken languages:
- Spanish, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 07:04 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: America/Panama
- UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:01 am and 6:30 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -5.453 and 102.244 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Kabuwe - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Panama.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Panama. Last Update: 2024-05-05 08:24:42
Explore Barro Colorado
Barro Colorado in Distrito de La Chorrera (Panamá Oeste) is a city in Panama about 25 mi (or 40 km) north-west of Panama, the country's capital.
Local time in Barro Colorado is now 07:04 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named America / Panama with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Barro Colorado, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Panama is Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park in Costa rica at a distance of 85 mi (or 137 km). The closest in Panama is Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá in a distance of 95 mi (or 137 km), West. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Nueva Providencia, Lagarterita, La Laguna, Escobal and Mendoza. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 87 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 77 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
| Night Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 58% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 92% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
32°C (89 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
32°C (90 °F)
26°C (78 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
33°C (92 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Cafe Attalea
Animals feeding under an Attalea palm tree on BCI, Panama. Recorded by camera trap.
Tapir sniffing and eating
A tapir sniffing plants, and eating a few, on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Captured with a remote camera trap.
Cruzando el túnel en Gamboa
Cruzamos el túnel en Gamboa por primera vez.
Vuelo sobre el Lago Alajuela 20 dic 2010.wmv
Después de los efectos de las lluvias del 8 de diciembre de 2010 que provocaron deslaves nunca registrados en la historia, todavía el lunes 20 de diciembre el Lago Alajuela y el Río Chagres...
Extreme Teamwork - Army Ants
Army ants in BCI - Social insects show teamwork and division of labor and army ants are a prime example of predatory teamwork. Army ants teach us that "there is strength in numbers".
Panama Canal Timelapse Full Transit from Atlantic to Pacific on ZIM San Francisco
Barro Colorado
Paseo al Monumento Natural de Barro Colorado, localizado en la isla más grande que existe en el Canal de Panamá.
Panama Canal Transit - OBOE D'AMORE
08/01/2015 S/v Oboe d'Amore transit Panama Canal Crew: Bernard, Veronique, Basile, Pauline, Begin, Paul & Adriano Blog: voilieroboedamore.unblog.fr Bon Vent!!!
A Biologists Life in the Rainforest
Dr. Biology interviews research scientist Kate Ihle at Barro Colorado Island in Panama. BCI is part of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
1987 Vintage offroad - Panama offroad trip part #4 - Dino saves the day!
My fj40 land cruiser gets wet... This one has the Water crossing in it, the river was low when we started, and got deeper once w got to the sandbar. Lucky for us there were only two people...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Barro Colorado Island
Barro Colorado Island (BCI) is located in the man-made Gatun Lake in the middle of the Panama Canal. The island was formed when the waters of the Chagres River were dammed to form the lake. When the waters rose, they covered a significant part of the existing rainforest, and the hilltops remained as islands in the middle of the lake. It has an area of 15.6 km . The island was set aside as a nature reserve on April 17, 1923 by the U.S. Government.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Barro Colorado.
- Nueva Providencia
- Lagarterita
- La Laguna
- Escobal
- Mendoza
- Santa Clara
- Las Margaritas
- Arenosa
- Buena Vista
- Arco Iris
- Nuevo San Juan
- Sabanitas
- Achiote
- Nuevo Emperador
- Cativa
- Colon
- Puerto Pilon
- Rio Congo
- Chilibre
- Zanguengas
- Sardinilla
- Cuipo
- Arosemena
- Nuevo Chagres
- Palmas Bellas
- El Guabo
- Nuevo Arraijan
- Vista Alegre
- Arraijan
- Ciri de Los Sotos