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Panama City and the canal

Casco Viejo's balconies, the skyline across the bay from the causeway, and a ship rising in the Miraflores locks.

A ship takes eight to ten hours to pass through the Panama Canal; the Miraflores locks lift it about 16 metres.

A weathered stone church bell tower with a domed roof and iron cross stands against a deep blue sky.
Weathered colonial church bell tower against a blue skyLicense
A locked wrought iron gate frames the view into the courtyard of crumbling stone colonial ruins beneath a bright blue sky.
Iron gate framing colonial ruins under a blue skyLicense
The dense modern skyline of Panama City rises above the water, viewed from across the bay under a cloudy sky.
Panama City skyline viewed across the bayLicense
An ornate cream-colored colonial church with a domed bell tower and red tile roofs stands beneath a bright blue sky.
Ornate colonial church with a domed bell tower under blue skyLicense
Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama - August 2023: A restored blue and white colonial building with wrought iron balconies lines a sunny street, with a motorbike passing by.
Blue and white colonial building with balconies in Casco ViejoLicense
Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama - August 2023: A row of pink and white colonial buildings with arched doorways and business signage lines a street in the historic quarter.
Pink colonial storefronts with arched doorways in Casco ViejoLicense
A dense stand of mangrove trees with exposed roots grows in shallow, clear tidal water surrounded by rocks and moss.
Mangrove trees standing in shallow tidal waterLicense
A dark rock formation rises from calm blue water, with several cargo ships anchored near a forested hill in the distance.
Lone rock in a calm bay with cargo ships anchored offshoreLicense
A close-up macro shot reveals the intricate purple, green, and gold patterns on a crab's shell as it clings to volcanic rock.
Vivid purple and gold crab close-up on volcanic rockLicense
Rugged rocky coastline covered in greenery overlooks a calm bay with a forested island in the distance.
Rocky tropical coastline with a forested island in the bayLicense
A rugged, tree-covered rocky shoreline meets turquoise water, with a distant cargo ship visible on the horizon.
Forested rocky shoreline with a distant cargo shipLicense
Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama - August 2023: Tourists walk down a narrow colonial street lined with historic balconied buildings.
Tourists walking a narrow colonial street in Casco Viejo, Panama CityEditorial use: ask
Panama - August 2023: A man in a white t-shirt sits on a rocky outcrop above a turquoise river, holding up his phone and giving a peace sign.
Man sitting on rocks above a turquoise river, giving a peace signEditorial use: ask