Question

When was the city of Colón founded, and by whom was it formed?

Answer 1

Hint: Colón is also a major commercial centre, tourist destination, and cruise ship port of call. In 1953, it was designated as a free-trade zone, and it is now one of the world's major duty-free ports. A customhouse, big municipal buildings, churches, and several modern hotels can be found in the city.

Complete answer:
Colón:
- Colón is a city and port in Panama's north-central region.
- The town of Aspinwall, named after one of the railway's builders, was founded in 1850 at the Atlantic (northern) terminus of the original Panama Railroad (now the Panama Canal Railway).
- Colón is the Spanish form of Columbus, and Cristóbal, the nearby harbour, is Spanish for Christopher. Colón surpassed the older Caribbean ports of Panama after the railway was completed in 1855, and with the first designs for the Isthmian Canal, it gained even more respect.
- The city was constructed on the western extremity of Manzanillo Island, a dangerous marshy islet.
- The city was founded by the United States in 1850 as the Atlantic endpoint of the Panama Railroad, which was under construction at the time to answer the need for a rapid route to California during the California Gold Rush.

Note: Muggings are common in Colón. Many of these gentlemen are robbers. The Darién Gap, near the Caribbean, is another notable hazard zone. Because of the Colombian guerrilla presence and the drug trafficking that proceeds from the shore, this region, particularly the forested territory between Panama and Colombia, is high-crime.