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Who? Jeff Where? Gamboa The Titan Crane, among the largest floating cranes in the world was originally built by Germany in 1941, moved to the Long Beach Naval Shipyard in 1948 and finally sold to the Panama Canal and put into service in 1999. The Titan “floating” crane is used to maintain the canal locks, the tip of the main boom towers 114m (374 ft) above the water and can lift 350 metric tons!
Who? Jeff Where? Streets of Bella Vista, picture taken near sunset from Parque Urraca, a park located in the middle of downtown in Panama City’s Bella Vista neighborhood.
Who? Jeff Where? El Palmar (The Palm Grove) is an area to the west of Panama City on the Pacific coast of Panama province. But it obviously has a lot more to offer than just palm trees. The Pacific is the surfing side of Panama while the Caribbean is the snorkling side. How fortunate to have two oceans to choose from and less than fifty miles (eighty kilometers) separating them.
Who? Jeff Lane Where? Panama’s Caribbean coast is far less developed and less populated than its Pacific coast, but it is just as vibrant culturally, more so in the minds of some. Among other groups, our Afro-Caribbean citizens are particularly active here and the artwork above is evidence of their influence. The photo was taken in the charming village of Portobelo, east of Colon city.