Balboa, Panama

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Balboa is a seaport at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. It was founded by the United States when it constructed the Panama Canal. The city was named after Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa, at the suggestion of the Peruvian ambassador to Panama.

Guide to Balboa Hotels

Here's a list of hotels in Balboa that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.

Fountain in Balboa, Panama
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Balboa experiences a tropical rainforest climate. Temperature is quite uniform throughout the year, ranging between a low of 22°C (71°F) and a high of 32°C (89°F). The wettest month here is October, which receives 262 mm (10.3 in) of precipitation.

Visiting Balboa

Visitors arrive via Albrook, which has an airport five minutes to the north of Balboa.

Places of Interest in Balboa

Goethals Memorial
Memorial to George Washington Goethals, the US army officer and civil engineer who supervised the construction of the Panama Canal.
Panama Canal Administration Building
Former seat of the Canal Zone Government and Panama Canal Company.

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