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Portobelo
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Portobelo was first occupied in 1597 and was originally a Spanish settlement used to protect trade between the Americas and Spain. It's a small town with only two main streets and two squares.
The Panamanian countryside as we approach Portobelo.
Our lunch stop on the Caribbean, before arriving in Portobelo...right on the water!
The old Spanish fort of San Jerónimo.
(L) The streets of Portobelo. (R) One of Panama's famous colored busses.
The Church of the Black Christ (San Felipe de Portobelo).
The Black Christ - called the black Christ because of the wood used to carve the image.
"La aduana" - where the Spaniards recorded all shipments of gold leaving Panamá.
