French Obelisk in Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama - Encircle Photos

15 French Obelisk in Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama

Soon after the French launched the construction of the Panama Canal in 1881, its workers started dying from malaria and yellow fever. Within eight years, over 20,000 Frenchmen had perished. This obelisk is a monument to them. It is located in Plaza de Francia at the base of a Spanish defensive wall that once protected Casco Viejo from invasion.

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French Obelisk in Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama

Calle 5a & Calle 2a Oeste Panamá, Panama

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