Darién is a province in eastern Panama. It is hot, humid, heavily forested, and sparsely populated. Panama (Spanish: Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. ...

Europeans first discovered the region in 1501, and Christopher Columbus sighted it on his fourth voyage in 1503. The Spanish established the first European colony in South America, Santa María la Antigua del Darién, in Darién in 1510. The settlement did not prosper, however, and was soon abandoned. From this town Vasco Núñez de Balboa made his march to the Pacific in 1513. Some of the refugees from Santa María went on to found Panama City in 1519. This article is about the continent. ... Events Alexander becomes King of Poland. ... No authentic contemporary portrait of Columbus has been found; this late 19th-century engraving is one of many conjectural images For information about the director, see the article on Chris Columbus. ... Events January 20 - Seville in Castile is awarded exclusive right to trade with the New World. ... This article refers to a colony in politics and history. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Events Conquest of Pskov by Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy. ... Vasco Núñez de Balboa - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... Events January 20 - Denmark and Norway. ... This is about the capital of Panama. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ...

In 1698 Scottish Protestants launched another attempt to colonize Darién: the Darién scheme. It too ended in failure. Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Darién scheme was an unsuccessful attempt by the Kingdom of Scotland to establish a colony on the Isthmus of Panama. ...

Today the chief town in Darién is La Palma, located where the Tuira River empties into the Bay of San Miguel. La Palma is the capital of Darién province of eastern Panama. ... The Tuira River is located in the Darién district of eastern Panama. ... The Bay of San Miguel is located on the Pacific coast of Darien, a district of eastern Panama. ...

The province was formed in 1922 from Panamá province. Panamá is a province in Panamá. The capital is the city of Panamá. The province is divided in 11 districts. ...

The province is divided in 2 districts.

District (Capital)

1. Chepigana (La Palma)
2. Pinogana (El Real de Santa María)

See also: Darién Gap La Palma is the capital of Darién province of eastern Panama. ...