Just forty-five minutes north on a newly built private highway, Colon is a more Caribbean influenced city best known for the Free Trade Zone. Goods shipped through the Canal are sold within the 'Zona Libre" tax free, which makes is popular among tourists and large companies.
The first thing that I noticed was the difference in the water color from Panama City. Here, the Atlantic and a little further out the Caribbean is much more vibrant and turquoise. It felt nice to see this side of the country, but as far as turism goes, Colon is pretty dull. The only cool thing to see is the locks of the Canal, of course, which you can DRIVE OVER.
Here's a video that I took:
The only bummer of the trip was that because we went on a Sunday, we weren't able to visit the newly built observatory where you can get a great view of the Canal and the Canal expansion. But I'm not too worried, I'm sure that we'll go back!
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