It crosses the Panama Canal at the Pacific side joining North and South America and is the major link between Panama City to countryside. An outstanding rain forest area can be enjoyed by visitors. It is a few minutes from capital and along the Panama Canal. Summit Gardens has a remarkable collection of tropical plants and zoo. Also Lake Gatun Park , Metropolitan Park , Cam ino de Cruces Park and Soberania Park.
Main attraction are water sports.
Fishing, diving, swimming, wind surfing, sailing, surfing and boat races all year round. In 1903 Panama and the United States signed a treaty for the construction of a canal. There are beautiful housing areas on the Pacific entrance, botanical gardens, military fortresses, the Miraflores lake, the locks, the Canal Administration Building wich houses paintings and murals in its inner ceiling and patio. At the Miraflores Locks you will be guided by excellent bilingual guides that explain how the Canal worksl, where you can watch films about the life of the waterway, as well as an amazing miniature representation of the Canal. Worl commerce passing through the Isthmus.