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A historic site or heritage site is an official location where pieces of political,

military, cultural, or social history have been preserved. Historic sites are
usually protected by law, and many have been recognized with the official
national historic site status. A historic site may be any building, landscape, site
or structure that is of local, regional, or national significance.
The Panama Canal cuts across the isthmus of Panama providing ship passage
between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It runs from the city of Colon on the
Atlantic side to Balboa on the Pacific side
Panamas National Theater (Teatro Nacional de Panam) is the cultural heart of
Panama featuring performances for plays, music, ballet, opera, art and more. It
is located in the World Heritage Site of Casco Antiguo in Panama City.
Portobello is a port city in Coln Province, Panama, established during the
Spanish colonial period. Located on the northern part of the Isthmus of
Panama, it has a deep natural harbor and was used as a center for silver
exporting before the mid-eighteenth century and destruction in the War of
Jenkins' Ear. In 1980 the ruins of the Spanish colonial fortifications, along with
nearby Fort San Lorenzo, were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portobelo,_Col%C3%B3n

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