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The Isthmus of Panama. The Isthmus of Panama (Spanish: Istmo de Panamá) [1] is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America. It contains the country of Panama and the Panama Canal. Like many isthmuses, it is a location of great geopolitical and strategic importance.
Panama accepted the convention on 3 March 1978. [3] It has five World Heritage Sites, with a further two on the tentative list. [3] The first site in Panama added to the list was the Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo, in 1980.
View of the funeral burials found in El Caño. El Caño is one of Panama's most important archaeological sites, located in the area surrounding El Caño.Over the course of the 20th century archaeologists have been discovering several pre-Columbian burial sites at this location that are believed to date between 700 and 1000 AD. [1]
The Gulf of Panama has minor gulfs around its rim. The largest sector of this ecoregion is around the Gulf of Parita on the west. There are smaller sectors in the north on Panama Bay (around Panama City), and the Bay of San Miguel on the east. Most of the region is lowlands, with an average elevation of 80 metres (260 ft). [3]
The Spaniards were engaged in very active mining activity at Cana (the mine being called "Espíritu Santo de Cana") during the mid-17th century—with reports that mining began in 1665—and it was the most important gold mine in Panama. The mine was subject to raids by English pirates a number of times in the early 1700s.
This is a list of ecoregions in Panama as defined by the World Wildlife Fund and the Freshwater Ecoregions of the World database.