Places

In what year was the town of Portobelo founded?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/year-town-portobelo-founded-268558.html" >In what year was the town of Portobelo founded?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

Portobelo   Porto Bello , or Puerto Bello , town, central Panama, on the Caribbean Sea. The town was founded in 1597.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Portobelo . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: How long ago was the town of Portobelo, Panama founded? When was the town of Portobelo founded? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

Beyond the free zone: The province of Colon is imbued with lush green forests...
Magazine article from: Travel Agent ...average 350 each year," says Wilberto...to the center of town are in progress...coastal highway to Portobelo, a UNESCO Patrimony of Humanity site founded in 1597. Surrounded...30 minutes from Portobelo, Isla Grande is...San Lorenzo and Portobelo also features several...
Down Panama way; As the nation reclaims its historic canal, tourists rediscover...
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald ...The conquistadors founded Panama City in 1519...was rebuilt three years later on a peninsula...east of Colon lies Portobelo, where the Spanish...on the shores of Portobelo's beautiful natural...on warm hues and Portobelo Bay turns to glass...Valle, a small town nestled in the ...
See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.