Portobelo

/ ˌpɔːtəʊˈbɛləʊ /

noun

1. a small port in Panama, on the Caribbean northeast of Colón: the most important port in South America in colonial times; declined with the opening of the Panama Canal. Pop: 3300 (1997)

Example Sentences

With no apparent relation to Portobello, Scotland or Portobelo, Panama, this mushroom is "is an American invention with Italian roots," writes Lynne Olver.

From Salon

“Francis Drake used the nearby town of Portobelo to extract all the Inca gold. I’m doing the same with all this plastic,” he says.

From The Guardian

The surgeons were scientifically educated, she says, and had plenty of free time at ports such as Cartagena, in modern Colombia, and Portobelo, in modern Panama, while their fellow crew members sold slaves and provisioned the ships.

From Science Magazine

The San Jose had been loaded with gold and emeralds at Portobelo, in present-day Panama.

From National Geographic

Back in the pirate days, both Christopher Columbus and Sir Francis Drake fought for control of the Portobelo region.

From Time