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The people in Portobelo are SUPER friendly and are always down to buy a stranger a beer. If you just visit the church and the ruins and leave you've really missed out on a great opportunity to make friends. 5 minutes in the plaza and you can strike up a conversation with a local. We met so many folks we ended up staying and hanging out all day. If you can speak a little spanish, a "buenas" and a smile goes a long way. Stop someone on the road with a question and next thing you know you may be at someone's dinner table for a meal!
Written Nov 14, 2009
Address: La Plaza
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Portobello is endowed with many forts – sign of significance in the old days. They have been destroyed and rebuild. The version available for inspection now is the latest and most modern for the times of construction but what really saved it from yet another phase of destruction was Portobello’s transition into obscurity after the change of the trading route over the Cape Horn in Chile. Never mind this inglorious detail; it has a number of guns, rusting with zest and dungeons dripping with humidity. The macabre impression is magnified by the vultures perched on turrets and bastions.
Written Jan 11, 2008
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There is one building which is worth the effort to visit - the Customs House. It is restored to former glory by the Spanish government. It has a dubious exposition of objects not necessarily from the historical period mostly relevant to the building. The movie shown in the opposite hall is informative and interesting. The charge for the visit is minimal, probably a dollar.
Written Jan 11, 2008
Address: On the main pier
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A quaint church with lots of swallows flying in and out. See the black christ and leave a donation. In October there is a big fest honoring the statue, but we didn't see that. Has numerous legend about it and I believe that is in the town's small museum.
Written Apr 26, 2006
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A quaint church with lots of swallows flying in and out. See the black christ and leave a donation. In October there is a big fest honoring the statue, but we...
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We took the Panama Canal Rail from PC to Colon and then caught a bus here. A long afternoon was a perfect amt of time to spend before we caught a bus back to Colon and the train back to PC....
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