Arco Iris
in Provincia de Colón, Panama

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
9.334 and -79.892 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 9° 20' 2" and W -79° 53' 30"
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: 05:08 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Panama
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:02 am and 6:30 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Panama in Central America

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: 2024-05-02 08:23:34

Delve into Arco Iris

Arco Iris in Provincia de Colón is a city located in Panama about 35 mi (or 56 km) north-west of Panama, the country's capital town.

Current time in Arco Iris is now 05:08 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Panama with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Arco Iris, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Panama is Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), North-East. 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 80 mi (or 129 km). The closest in Panama is Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá in a distance of 101 mi (or 129 km), West. We saw 1 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Las Margaritas, Colon, Cativa, Sabanitas and Puerto Pilon. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 85 °F

Morning Temperature 25°C / 78 °F
Evening Temperature 28°C / 82 °F
Night Temperature 26°C / 78 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 70%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (3 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 77% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

31°C (88 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Friday, 3rd of May 2024

31°C (87 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 4th of May 2024

30°C (87 °F)
25°C (77 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Meliá Panamá Canal

Address
2,2 mi
Antigua Escuela De Las Americas - Lago Gatun, Residencial Espinar
. Colon
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: 16:00 - Checkin: 11:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


HOTEL CLUB FRANCES LVX

Address
4,7 mi
RODRIGUEZ PENA 1832 RECOLETA CAPITAL FEDERAL
1021 Fort Sherman
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Sand Diamond Hotel

Address
0,8 mi
MIENNIUM PLAZA 16 ROOSEVELT AVE
00000000 Colon
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Radisson Colon 2000 Hotel and Casino

Address
1,6 mi
PASEO GORGAS CALLE 13
0301 010 Colón
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Evenia Coronado

Address
0,3 mi
Panamericana Road, Km 84
Playa Coronado
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: 13:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Andros

Address
1,7 mi
Ave. Herrera, entre Calles 9 y 10
0301-010 Colon
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Meryland

Address
1,9 mi
Calle 7 Ave Sta. Isabel
Colon
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


MERYLAND HOTEL

Address
1,9 mi
CALLE 7 SANTA ISABEL
00000 COLON
Panama

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Arranca oficialmente proyecto de Renovación de la Ciudad de Colón

Published: December 16, 2014
Length: 50:13 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MIVIOT Panamá

Hoy emprendemos la transformación social, urbana y de mayor impacto habitacional que se recuerde en provincia de Colón“, así lo manifestó el presidente de la República, Juan Carlos...


Empresas aspirantes a desarrollar Renovación Colón visitan lugares donde se levantará la obra

Published: February 26, 2015
Length: 16:13 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MIVIOT Panamá

Más de 25 proponentes asistieron al recorrido que realizó este lunes 23 de febrero el Ministro de Vivienda y Ordenamiento Territorial, Mario Etchelecu y su equipo de trabajo, en los diferentes...


Ministro Etchelecu expone sobre avances en proyecto de Renovación de Colón

Published: July 22, 2014
Length: 46:06 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MIVIOT Panamá

Un inventario para la ubicación de viejos edificios en el casco viejo de la ciudad de Colón, además de la evaluación de varios terrenos que podrán albergar el proyecto de Renovación de...


PROYECTO DE RENOVACIÓN URBANA DE COLÓN INICIA CON DEMOLICIÓN DE VIEJOS INMUEBLES

Published: August 21, 2014
Length: 13:11 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MIVIOT Panamá

Se trata de los caserones 11-147 y 3-029 en la Calle 12 y 13 Avenida Herrera y Domingo Díaz Proyecto de Renovación Urbana de Colón inicia con demolición de viejos inmuebles La demolición...


Gobierno Nacional licitará proyecto de Renovación Urbana de Colón el próximo lunes 15 de diciembre

Published: December 09, 2014
Length: 21:35 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MIVIOT Panamá

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Ola de la Mar-Congos de colón

Published: February 16, 2015
Length: 23:01 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Armando Bethancourt


Reel 2013 | Aronátegui Producciones | Colón Panamá |

Published: December 27, 2013
Length: 54:50 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Aronategui Producciones

Muestra de algunos trabajos realizados en el 2013. Contacto: Abel Aronátegui Email: abel0806@hotmail.com Celular: (507) 69816036 / 66869233.


Gatun Lock Panama Canal Dwyerkev's photos around Colón, Panama (gatun locks panama canal)

Published: December 17, 2010
Length: 33:58 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu

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ENTREGAN SUBSIDIO A 23 FAMILIAS DAMNIFICADAS DEL VIEJO CASERÓN 8032 EN COLÓN

Published: July 29, 2014
Length: 21:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: MIVIOT Panamá

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Published: December 17, 2009
Length: 18:34 min
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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.

Colón, Panama

Colón is a sea port on the Caribbean Sea coast of Panama. The city lies near the Caribbean Sea entrance to the Panama Canal. It is the capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's second city. Colón was originally located entirely on Manzanillo Island, surrounded by Limon Bay, Manzanillo Bay, and the Folks River.

Located at 9.35722, -79.8986 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Colón, Panama, Populated coastal places in Panama, Populated places in Colón Province, Port settlements in Central America, Port cities in the Caribbean, Populated places established in 1850, Colón Province, 1850 establishments in Colombia

Coco Solo

Coco Solo was a United States Navy submarine base established in 1918 on the Atlantic Ocean (northwest) side of the Panama Canal Zone, near Colón, Panama. United States Senator John McCain was born in 1936 at a small Navy hospital at Coco Solo Naval Air Station. The larger Coco Solo Hospital was constructed in the summer of 1941.

Located at 9.37262, -79.8812 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Panama Canal, Panama Canal Zone Townships, 1918 establishments, Closed military facilities of the United States in Panama, Colón, Panama, United States Navy submarine bases

Estadio Armando Dely Valdés

Estadio Armando Dely Valdés is a multi-purpose stadium in Colón, Panama. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of CD Árabe Unido. The stadium holds 4,000 people, and is named after former Panamanian footballer, Armando Dely Valdés.

Located at 9.34405, -79.8958 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Football venues in Panama, Colón, Panama, Multi-purpose stadiums in Panama

Fort Gulick

Fort Gulick was a U.S. Army base in the former Panama Canal Zone located on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal near Fort Davis, on Gatun Lake.

Located at 9.31667, -79.8667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former United States Army facilities, Panama Canal Zone, Military facilities of the United States in Panama

Limon Bay

Limon Bay (Bahía Limón in the original Spanish) is a natural harbor located at the north end of the Panama Canal, west of the cities of Cristóbal and Colón. Ships waiting to enter the canal stay here, protected from storms by breakwaters.

Located at 9.33333, -79.9333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bays of Panama

Cristóbal, Colón

Cristóbal is a port in the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal. It is located on the western edge of Manzanillo Island and is part of the Panamanian city and province of Colón. Cristóbal Colón is the Spanish translation for Christopher Columbus, an explorer from Italy for whom these places were named.

Located at 9.35, -79.9 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Panama Canal Zone Townships, Populated places in Colón Province, Port settlements in Central America, Port cities in the Caribbean, Populated coastal places in Panama, Colón, Panama

Manzanillo International Terminal

Manzanillo International Terminal is located located east of the Atlantic opening of the Panama Canal on the Manzanillo Bay, Colón Province, Republic of Panama. MIT is a distribution center for cargoes destined for cities within the Republic of Panama and neighboring countries in Central America and the Caribbean. It is one of the biggest container transhipment terminals of the region and has direct access into the Colon Free Trade Zone (CFZ).

Located at 9.36196, -79.8821 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Container terminals, Ports and harbours of Panama

Third Bridge over Panama Canal

The Third Bridge over Panama Canal is a projected road bridge in Colón, Panama, which will span the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. When completed it will be a third bridge over the Panama Canal after the Bridge of the Americas and the Centennial Bridge both on the Pacific side of the canal. The bridge is proposed to be a double-pylon, double-plane, concrete girder, cable-stayed bridge with a main span of 530 m, and two side spans of 230 m.

Located at 9.30984, -79.9197 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Bridges in Panama, Panama Canal, Colón, Panama, Buildings and structures in Panama, Road bridges, Proposed bridges, Cable-stayed bridges, Girder bridges, Concrete bridges


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Rambow City, Silver City, Rainbow City, Arco Iris