Day 14 - Fuerte Amador, Panama
Fuerte Amador, situated at the Pacific entrance to the
Panama Canal, is a man-made peninsula extending out into the
Pacific Ocean.
The one-mile causeway was created by connecting four small
islands with rocks excavated from the Panama Canal. There are
several shops, restaurants, and other specialty stores centered
around a large marina that serves as a tender dock. The causeway
also affords a panoramic view of Panama City's impressive skyline
and serves as the home for the Smithsonian Institute of Tropical
Research.
Note: Fuerte Amador is an anchorage port, passengers transfer to
shore via ship's tender. On complete transits of the Panama Canal,
the ship typically arrives in Fuerte Amador in the morning,
operates tours and spends the full day at anchor.