Santa María
in Provincia de Chiriquí, Panama

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
8.448 and -82.843 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 8° 26' 52" and W -82° 50' 33"
Currency and Currency Code:
Balboa - PAB
Spoken languages:
Spanish, English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 07:57 AM (Thursday)
Timezone: America/Panama
UTC/GMT offset: -5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:26 am and 6:08 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-12.116 and 96.895 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Bantam Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Panama in Central America

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Panama.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Panama. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Touring Santa María

Santa María in Provincia de Chiriquí is a town located in Panama about 230 mi (or 370 km) west of Panama, the country's capital place.

Time in Santa María is now 07:57 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named America / Panama with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 5 airports nearby Santa María. The closest airport in Panama is Puerto Armuelles Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. The closest heritage site is Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís in Costa rica at a distance of 39 mi (or 62 km).

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Aserrio de Gariche, La Esperanza, Finca Blanco, Divala and Santo Domingo. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Evening Temperature 25°C / 78 °F
Night Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Chance of rainfall 15%
Air Humidity 81%
Air Pressure 1012 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (4 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 31% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Thursday, 21st of November 2024

27°C (80 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

27°C (80 °F)
24°C (74 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

26°C (78 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Installing a Manual Water Pump at Divala

Published: May 27, 2014
Length: 23:27 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: David's Well

David's Well is a mission which endeavors to establish churches throughout Latin America while demonstrating the love of God through providing food, medical attention, school supplies, aqueducts,...


Casa de descanso en la finca Santa Teresa Divala

Published: November 07, 2010
Length: 21:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Javier Cantor

casa de descanso en 3D, en la finca Santa ana provincia de chiriqui, Panama.


espa miss 2008

Published: October 25, 2008
Length: 50:06 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Kevin Pinto

escuela secundaria de puerto armuelles.


Corcovado-La Leona por Moisés Guido.mp4

Published: January 10, 2012
Length: 27:36 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Moisés Guido

Tomas en La Leona a la entrada del parque nacional Corcovado entrando por la zona de Carate a 42 KM de Puerto Jiménez. Península de Osa. Toda esta zona es prácticamente desconocida para...


Son de Tikizia en el Centro Cultural Español

Published: July 04, 2009
Length: 37:41 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Walter Flores

Presentación en el Centro Cultural Español, Junio 2009. Son de Tikizia. Canciónes: Juan Gonzalez (Ruben Blades) Curubande (Vinicio Meza) Fantasía Cubana (Machito) Conversación en...


Rain Forest Hike.mp4

Published: February 10, 2010
Length: 32:15 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Patric Parris

A muddy rain forest hike in Panama. our students saw a sloth, climbed to the top of a castle, climbed behind a water fall, and heard monkeys and jaguars in the rain forest. Check out our BLOG...


Tour of a typical home in Golfito

Published: March 18, 2009
Length: 09:28 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Darrell Barnett

Here is a tour of a typical family home in Golfito.


Se expropia

Published: May 06, 2010
Length: 13:18 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: washan

oscar arias y hugo chavez, mas de lo mismo.


Renewing a tourist visa in Panama

Published: February 13, 2012
Length: 35:08 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: halfthrottle

For a long time I thought that I needed to leave Panama for 72 hours when it was time to renew my tourist visa. Well today I had the process done in 2 hours. Most of that time was spent wandering...


tormenta en paso canoas

Published: June 23, 2008
Length: 56:21 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: luis acevedo

luis acevedo viendo una tarde de lluvia en el patio de su casa.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

2003 Puerto Armuelles earthquake

The 2003 Puerto Armuelles earthquake occurred on December 25, 2003 at 02:11 local time . The epicenter was located in Panama, at about 7 km east of Puerto Armuelles, near the Panama-Costa Rica border. The earthquake had a magnitude of Mw 6.5. Two people were reported dead in Puerto Armuelles. There was building damage in Panama and Costa Rica. Power outage lasted for about 4 hours in Puerto Armuelles. The maximal intensity was MM VIII in Finca Naranjo, Costa Rica.

Located at 8.416, -82.824 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
2003 earthquakes, 2003 in Costa Rica, 2003 in Panama, Earthquakes in Costa Rica, Earthquakes in Panama


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Santa María