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[[Image:Ancon Hill in Panama 01.jpg|thumb|right|Ancon Hill with huge Panamanian flag on top]] |
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'''Ancon Hill''' is a steep 654-foot hill which overlooks [[Panama City]], [[Panama]] adjacent to the township of [[Ancón, Panama|Ancón]]. |
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'''Ancón Hill''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: {{lang|es|Cerro Ancón}}) is a {{convert|199|m|ft|0}} high hill that overlooks [[Panama City]], [[Panama]], adjacent to the township of [[Ancón, Panama|Ancón]]. Ancón Hill is an area in Panama that was used for administration of the [[Panama Canal]]. It was under U.S. jurisdiction as part of the [[Panama Canal Zone]] until being returned to Panama in 1977. Largely undeveloped, the area is now a reserve. The hill includes the highest point in [[Panama City]]. |
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==Natural Features== |
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| ⚫ | The summit of the hill can be reached by a 30-minute hike. According to a local Ancon resident,{{who|date=October 2020}} at this time it is no longer possible to drive to the summit of Cerro Ancon (February 12, 2017). Relatively undeveloped it includes [[jungle]] in an otherwise urban area, and wildlife still survives cut off from other jungle areas. It is not uncommon to see [[sloth]]s, [[white-nosed coati]], [[nine-banded armadillo]]s, [[Geoffroy's tamarin]]s, or [[deer]] on Ancon Hill, which now has protected status. Its name is used as an acronym by a Panamanian environmental group, [[Asociación Nacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza]] (ANCON). |
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==Human Features== |
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The lower slopes contained residences and [[Gorgas Hospital]]. |
The lower slopes contained residences and [[Gorgas Hospital]]. Higher up were the residence of the Governor of the Canal Zone and [[Quarry Heights]], where the [[United States Southern Command]] was located. Quarry Heights was named for being adjacent to a large rock quarry on one side of the hill, which left a visible cliff face on one side. The hill contains an abandoned underground bunker once manned by the US Southern Command. At the top are two broadcast towers and a small road that reaches them. One-way vehicular traffic is now allowed during daylight hours. Hikers can use the road to reach the summit, and the hill is a popular [[jogging]] and [[hiking]] trek. Along the path, all manner of vegetation and birds can be seen, including a large number of [[orchid]]s (which are protected by [[CITES]]). |
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==History== |
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When the [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Henry Morgan]] sacked Panama City in 1671, his scouts first climbed Ancon Hill to gain knowledge of the local defenses. Ancon Hill overlooks the site of the new city, constructed after Morgan's destruction of the old one. |
When the [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Henry Morgan]] [[Henry Morgan's Panama expedition|sacked Panama City in 1671]], his scouts first climbed Ancon Hill to gain knowledge of the local defenses. Ancon Hill overlooks the site of the new city, constructed after Morgan's destruction of the old one. |
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The hill became part of the land taken to build the canal and a national symbol in 1906 after [[Amelia Denis de Icaza]] wrote her poem about its annexation. Today this hill still boasts a large national flag at its summit.<ref name=szok>{{cite book|last1=Szok|first1=Peter|title=Wolf tracks : popular art and re-Africanization in twentieth-century Panama|date=2012|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|location=Jackson|isbn=978-1617032431|page=231|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VXHkAy2ZiWgC&pg=PA231}}</ref> |
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{{commonscat|Ancon Hill}} |
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==See also== |
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*[[Protected areas of Panama]] |
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==References== |
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*[https://www.chris-toone.com/blog/cerro-ancon-panama/ Cerro Ancon Guide] - how to reach the top of Cerro Ancon |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160111062505/http://havecamerawilltravel.com/ancon-hill-panama-city/ Photos of the views from Ancon Hill] |
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*[http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20080810235815/http://www.photo.net/philg/digiphotos/200401-panama-city-aerials/32.half.jpg Picture of Ancon Hill] - showing contrast between the hill and surrounding urban area. |
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Latest revision as of 09:28, 22 May 2023
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| Ancón Hill | |
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 View of the Ancón Hill with the Panamanian flag on top. | |
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| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
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| Native name | Cerro Ancón (Spanish) |
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  Ancón Hill | |
Ancón Hill (Spanish: Cerro Ancón) is a 199 metres (653 ft) high hill that overlooks Panama City, Panama, adjacent to the township of Ancón. Ancón Hill is an area in Panama that was used for administration of the Panama Canal. It was under U.S. jurisdiction as part of the Panama Canal Zone until being returned to Panama in 1977. Largely undeveloped, the area is now a reserve. The hill includes the highest point in Panama City.
The summit of the hill can be reached by a 30-minute hike. According to a local Ancon resident,[who?] at this time it is no longer possible to drive to the summit of Cerro Ancon (February 12, 2017). Relatively undeveloped it includes jungle in an otherwise urban area, and wildlife still survives cut off from other jungle areas. It is not uncommon to see sloths, white-nosed coati, nine-banded armadillos, Geoffroy's tamarins, or deer on Ancon Hill, which now has protected status. Its name is used as an acronym by a Panamanian environmental group, Asociación Nacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (ANCON).
The lower slopes contained residences and Gorgas Hospital. Higher up were the residence of the Governor of the Canal Zone and Quarry Heights, where the United States Southern Command was located. Quarry Heights was named for being adjacent to a large rock quarry on one side of the hill, which left a visible cliff face on one side. The hill contains an abandoned underground bunker once manned by the US Southern Command. At the top are two broadcast towers and a small road that reaches them. One-way vehicular traffic is now allowed during daylight hours. Hikers can use the road to reach the summit, and the hill is a popular jogging and hiking trek. Along the path, all manner of vegetation and birds can be seen, including a large number of orchids (which are protected by CITES).
History[edit]
When the pirate Henry Morgan sacked Panama City in 1671, his scouts first climbed Ancon Hill to gain knowledge of the local defenses. Ancon Hill overlooks the site of the new city, constructed after Morgan's destruction of the old one.
The hill became part of the land taken to build the canal and a national symbol in 1906 after Amelia Denis de Icaza wrote her poem about its annexation. Today this hill still boasts a large national flag at its summit.[1]
The first ship to officially transit the Panama Canal in 1914, SS Ancon, took its name from the hill and surrounding township.
When Panama regained control of the hill following the 1977 Panama Canal Treaty, one of the first things the country did was fly a large Panamanian flag atop the hill.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Szok, Peter (2012). Wolf tracks : popular art and re-Africanization in twentieth-century Panama. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. p. 231. ISBN 978-1617032431.
External links[edit]
- Cerro Ancon Guide - how to reach the top of Cerro Ancon
- Photos of the views from Ancon Hill
- Picture of Ancon Hill - showing contrast between the hill and surrounding urban area.
- Cerro Ancon - website dedicated to preserving Ancon Hill. (in Spanish)
