Antón (Panama)
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Coordinates: 8 ° 24 ′ N , 80 ° 15 ′ W Antón on the map of Panama
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| Country | Panama | |
| province | Coclé | |
| Residents | 12,000 | |
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| Time zone | UTC -5 | |
Antón is a small town in the Coclé province in Panama . The city is on the Pan-American Highway and the surrounding area is very flat and unforested.
General
The city has around 12,000 inhabitants, most of them mestizo , Chinese or African American . The city is quite small by Panamanian standards . In the center there is a casino , three small supermarkets run by Chinese ("chinos") and a market where the farm animals (chickens) are slaughtered and sold.
climate
During the day it is very hot and stuffy in Antón. The temperature remains constant at around 30 ° C all year round. In the rainy season (from April to December) it rains every day. The best time for tourists is in the dry season , the summer there (January - March). During this time it does not rain very often and the humidity drops accordingly.
Places of interest nearby
Near the small town of Antón are the beaches of Playa Santa Clara and Playa Farrallón, which can be reached by bus in about 30 minutes. In addition, the Antóns district is home to the “Valle de Antón” - one of Panama's three volcanoes . There you can marvel at a large wooded crater in which a village has now formed. The climate there is far more pleasant than in the rest of Panama - this is probably the reason why some Americans have settled there with large houses. The nature there is unique - you can, for example, see the famous “golden frogs” that are only found there. Furthermore, there is a small market to marvel at every day in the city center there, where you can browse in peace and buy souvenirs.