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Portobelo, Panama

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Originally a Spanish outpost valued for its deep water port, this was the depot for silver shipped to Spain through the mid-18th Century. An incident between the Spanish and a British merchant ship resulted in the War of Jenkins' Ear and the sack of the city. The ruins of Fort San Lorenzo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, provide lovely views near the mouth of the Chagres River, which comprises the water that powers the Canal locks. A church in the town has a distinctive statue of Christ depicted as a black man that is festooned with votives left by the faithful in hope of intercession.

Language: Spanish, English
Currency: Panamanian Balboa (PAB), US dollar (US$)

Portobelo, Panama Weather
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 84 84 85 86 87 86 85 85 87 86 84 84
Low 76 76 76 77 76 75 75 75 75 74 74 75
Average 80 80 80 81 81 80 80 80 81 80 79 79
Temperature (Celsius)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
High 29 29 29 30 31 30 29 29 31 30 29 29
Low 24 24 24 25 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 24
Average 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 27 26 26
Precipitation
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Inches 4.3 2 1.4 3.7 10 14 16 16 11 18 24 12
Centimeters 11 5 4 9 25 36 41 41 28 46 61 30
Precipitation Days
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Days 7 4 3 5 15 16 19 18 17 19 22 16
Humidity
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Percent 79 78 77 79 86 87 88 88 87 88 89 85