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| Dan | profile | all galleries >> Panama Galleries >> A Look at Portobelo, Panama | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
| In 1502, Christopher Columbus on his final trip to the Americas anchored in the bay of what is now Portobelo. He named the town Portobelo, which in Italian, means "beautiful port. The San Felipe church houses the image of the Nazarene of Portobelo, a handsome effigy of Jesus bearing the cross, hewn from wood of southern Spain more than 300 years ago. Called the "Black Christ," it has become one of the most revered images throughout Panama and the focal point of an annual church festival which draws thousands of visitors each October. |
 The Black Christ of Portobelo (mural) |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Cannon at Bateria Santiago |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Bateria Santiango |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Bateria Santiago |
 "Thar be pirates!" |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Fort San Jeronimo |
 Fort San Jeronimo |
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 Fort San Jeronimo |
 Fort San Jeronimo |
 "Beautiful Port" |
 Sunken boat in the bay |
 Setting Sail |
 Boats in the bay |
 Fortress Wall |
 Fort San Jeronimo |
 Fort San Jeronimo |
 Fort San Jeronimo |
 View from Fort San Jeronimo |
 Cesar at Fort Jernonimo |
 Fort San Jeronimo with the aduanas (customs) building behind |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Walls and cannons of Bateria Santiago |
 Dan and Cannon |
 Ready to protect |
 Fort San Jeronimo |
 Cannons of Fort San Jeronimo |
 Wall of Bateria Santiago |
 Fort San Jeronimo |
 View of the bay |
 Old world; modern world |
 Town square |
 Customs House |
 Cannon at the Customs House |
 Dan and the historic Customs House |
 Customs House |
 Customs House |
 Yellow hibiscus |
 Iglesia de San Felipe (St. Phillip’s Catholic church) |
 Saint at Iglesia San Felipe |
 Virgen at Iglesia San Felipe |
 Altar of Iglesia de San Felipe |
 Nuestra Señor de la Merced |
 Iglesia de San Felipe |
 Iglesia de San Felipe |
 Iglesia de San Felipe |
 The Black Christ of Portobelo |
 Black Christ of Portobelo |
 Iglesia de San Felipe |
 Iglesia de San Felipe |
 Iglesia de San Felipe (St. Phillip’s Catholic church) |
 Diablo Rojo (Red Devil) Bus |
 Diablo Rojo (Red Devil) Bus |
 Portobelo Bay |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Bateria Santiago |
 Blue Caribbean Sea |
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