National ParkUNESCO World Heritage
Portobelo
Central America (Colón)Designated in 1976347 km²
Seventeenth-century Spanish colonial fortifications that guarded one of the most important gold and silver routes of the Spanish empire
Area
347 km²
Protection category
IUCN II
Parque nacional —
Designated in
1976
Declared in 1976, Portobelo combines rainforest with the ruins of 17th-century Spanish colonial fortifications, built to guard one of the most important ports for shipping gold and silver from the Spanish empire back to Europe, and sacked several times by pirates and privateers — Francis Drake among them, who died off its coast in 1596 and was buried at sea nearby. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1980.
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2 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.
Portobelo: 87 documented species
Mammals24Birds11Reptiles7Amphibians
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Panama, where Portobelo lies.
Tropical rainforestMarine / coastalWetland
Experiences in this park
Diving and snorkellingBirdwatching
Nearby dive sites
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77 km away
285 km away
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