One of the Panama Canal locks
Miraflores
Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal, and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel Locks upstream.
In the Miraflores locks, vessels are lifted 54 feet (16.5 m) in two stages, allowing them to transit to or from the Pacific Ocean port of Balboa in Panama City. Ships cross below the Bridge of the Americas, which connects North and South America.
How locals move
Getting around Miraflores the local way
- Get inRegular ferries connect Panama City with the Pearl Islands, including Contadora and Saboga.
- Get inThere is no public ferry service through the canal itself.
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Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Carlos Figueroa (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.