{"id":234922,"date":"2025-07-08T01:56:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T23:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/?p=234922"},"modified":"2025-07-08T01:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T23:57:55","slug":"a-journey-between-two-oceans-and-five-centuries-of-history-the-colonial-transisthmian-route-of-panama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visit-latin-america.com\/en\/a-journey-between-two-oceans-and-five-centuries-of-history-the-colonial-transisthmian-route-of-panama\/","title":{"rendered":"A Journey Between Two Oceans and Five Centuries of History: The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panama"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Imagine walking along trails where mules laden with gold once thundered, listening to the echo of cannons that protected Spanish galleons, or losing yourself among Caribbean walls that withstood pirate raids. This is Panama’s Colonial Transisthmian Route<\/strong>: a historic corridor that invites you to explore the isthmus as merchants and adventurers did 500 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Panama Viejo to Portobelo: an itinerary with colonial traces<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The project includes six main landmarks that help trace the historical route once used to move goods from South America<\/strong>\u2014first arriving on the Pacific coast<\/strong>, then crossing the isthmus by land to reach the Caribbean<\/strong>, and finally sailing on to Europe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n