Vasco Núñez de Balboa (ca. 1475-ca. January 12, 1519) was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World.
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Panama City, or Ciudad de Panamá, is a scenic Latin American metropolis located on the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Panama Canal. It serves as a regional and global financial center and the capital of the Republic of Panama.
