Portobelo and the Origins of Panamanian Identity

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Issue Oct 15-21 2025: The Bay of Portobelo, located on the Atlantic coast of Panama 50 kilometers to the northeast of the city of Colón, has long been associated in historical imagination with fleets of ships carrying gold, extracted from Peru and taken north to the key port located there, before setting sail to make the long journey back to Spain.

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