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Ancón

Ancón is a corregimiento in Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama with a population of 29,761 as of 2010. It is sometimes considered a suburb or small town within Panama City, northeast of the limits of the town of Balboa. Ancon Hill is also the name of a large hill that overlooks Panama City and once served as a form of protection from pirates and sea invasion. The township was originally located around this hill, and was created to house employees of the Panama Canal during its construction. As part of the construction effort, the historic Gorgas Army Hospital was founded and built on the hillside. The first ship to officially transit the canal, SS Ancon, was named after the district. 

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I simply can’t praise this Lady enough. My Husband and I have been traveling for many years, and this is our first year with Travel Only With Rosie Darosa. We are now Senior Citizens, and our computer skills can be limited. We simply let Rosie know where we would like to go, and she does all the rest. She sent us 4 or 5 options, and we go from there. So we booked a vacation, for January, and then changed...

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