Panama’s
geographic location is unique. Often known as “The Bridge
of the World,” its proximity to both the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans and North and South America make Panama an
ideal route for trade, travel and business. The country is
located in Central America, between Colombia and Costa Rica.
The Panama Isthmus is, no doubt, one of the planet’s
environmental treasures.
Regarding Panamanian
experiences with the International Hydrological Program and
the HELP initiative, the Panama Canal Watershed (PCW) joined
the HELP initiative early, since the pilot phase in 2000.
Since that time, most relevant transformations in the Watershed
truly reflect the advancement in attaining integrated solutions
from the practice of HELP principles –making existing
and new scientific knowledge in hydrology and water management
a tool for designing, implementing, measuring and sharing
user-driven solutions (policy, plans, programs, projects,
etc.), tailored to local conditions..
More than a decade ago, Panama embarked
in extensive studies to design a Canal expansion program –now
underway- to maintain and increase Canal capacity to handle increasing
demand and improve service quality; in short, to make it more
efficient, productive, and competitive. Come and see first-hand
the advances of the Canal expansion program, a large water-management
initiative that has received more than 10 international awards
among which are: the "Best International Project", “Best
Construction Project in the World", "Largest infrastructure
initiative in Latin America”, "Most Significant Project
in the World”, and "Best Long Term Performance Project".
Nestled among the vast rainforest
of Soberania National Park, on the banks of the Chagres
River and the Panama Canal, is the stunningly beautiful
luxury hotel and resort, the Gamboa Rainforest Resort.
The Gamboa Resort offers an
extensive meeting space for fabulous indoor and outdoor
locations. The meeting location is perfectly surrounded
by the tropical rainforest.
The Gamboa Resort offers:
• 2751 square feet of meeting space in the main building,
distributed into 8 meeting rooms of various sizes, all with
ease of audio and video, data ports, and air conditioning.
• The Gamboa Grand Ballroom, with capacity for up
to 400 guests, without column interruption, 8 meter height
and a spectacular hand painted dome.
• 2 open meeting rooms located at the Resort gardens.
• A library, ideal for small meetings and board of
directors.
• Outdoor terrace for cocktails and other special
events.
