COLON FREE ZONE SHOPPING TOUR
Colon Free Zone is the commercial hub of the Americas. With more than 2,000 commercial businesses operating there, Colon is the second world’s biggest duty free zone after Hong Kong Free Zone, with the best geographical location. The panamanian currency is the US dollar, the exchange rate is 1 - [...]
09.11Colon Tours Panama
Panama City to Colon Tour
The most exciting way to experience the City of Colon and its main touristic attractions. Both Forts visited in this tour are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
1). PANAMA CANAL AND COLON FORTS TOUR
This is a day tour that includes:
PanCanal Railway ride from Panama City to Colon early morning.
Visit to the Gatun [...]
Colon 2000 Cruise Port is located in the Province of Colon. It is managed as a private company. The investment for developing this two colonial/modern Terminals and Piers was US$15 million. The first Terminal and Pier called “Port of Call” was developed in October 2000 to provide services to international cruise lines. Customs are [...]
06.16Colon Panama Hotels
The Sol Meliá Panama Canal Hotel - 5 star Hotel
Built in the 40’s. 258 rooms overlooking the Gatun Lake and only 10 minutes from the Colon Free Zone. Colon is a 90 minutes drive from the Tocumen International Airport. This hotel is surrounded by nature.
-258 Rooms with the Gatun Lake view
-Air Conditioning
-Cable TV
-Wireless Internet access
-Swimming [...]
Flights to Colon, Panama are available from Panama City. Aeroperlas is the domestic airline that operates this route with small planes and the flight takes 25 minutes only. It departs from Marcos A. Gelabert Airport (Albrook Airport) in Albrook to Enrique A. Jimenez (France Field) Airport in Colon from 7:00 AM.
Another option to get to Colon [...]
The Colon Free Trade Zone is a commercial showcase for the whole continent. Here, cutting edge electronics are displayed besides sophisticated perfumes and the international fashion most in demand. Imports and Exports registered in the Colon Free Trade Zone surpasses 5 billion dollars annually, directed towards a market of more than 525 million consumers.
The Colon [...]
The Colon Free Zone is the second largest free trade zone in the world. It is located in the center of the western Hemisphere - in Central America - in the City of Colon on the Atlantic side about 1 -1/2 hour drive from Panama City - Republic of Panama. It has access to [...]
The Colon Free Zone was established in 1948 as a project to solve two basic needs at both the national and international levels. The free zone is an autonomous institution, it became one of the pillars of the panamanian economy.
The existence of the International Financial Center, an efficient port infrastructure, airports, free circulation of the [...]
04.04TransIsthmus Train
In 1848 the United States of America incorporate The Panama Railroad in New York. The next year a survey was done in Panama and the Americans found hard conditions for the construction, like very heavy rain that sometimes lasted three days, very dense jungles, undependable workers and problems with the timber to be used for [...]
04.02Colon City, Panama
The City of Colon in the Republic of Panama is the capital of the commerce in the Americas. It is located on the Atlantic side (the Caribbean Sea) at the entrance to the Panama Canal about ninety minutes by car from Panama City.
According to history, the Americans who built the transisthmus train built the first [...]