Location of Darién Province in Panama

Darién is a province in eastern Panama. It is hot, humid, heavily forested, and sparsely populated.

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. World map showing Europe Political map Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of Earth; the term continent here referring to a cultural and political distinction, rather than a physiographic one, thus leading to various perspectives about Europes precise borders. ... 1501 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christopher Columbus (1451 – May 20, 1506) was a navigator and maritime explorer credited as the discoverer of the Americas. ... Year 1503 (MDIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Santa María la Antigua del Darién (Darién) is a city in what is now Darién Province, Panama. ... Year 1510 (MDX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For other meanings of Pacific, see Pacific (disambiguation). ... 1513 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Panama City (Spanish: Ciudad de Panamá), population 708,738, with a total metro population of 1,063,000 is the capital of Panama, located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, at . ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ...

In 1698, the Scots launched another attempt to colonize Darién: the Darién scheme. It too ended in failure and led to the Acts of Union 1707 which joined the parliaments of Scotland and England (with Wales) into the United Kingdom. Events January 4 - Palace of Whitehall in London is destroyed by fire. ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II... The Darién scheme was an unsuccessful attempt by the Kingdom of Scotland to establish a colony on the Isthmus of Panama. ... The Acts of Union were a pair of Acts of Parliament passed in 1706 and 1707 (taking effect on 1 May 1707) by, respectively, the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. ...

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. ...

Darién appears in Keats' poem On First Looking Into Chapman's Homer; in the poem, "stout Cortez" is in Darién when he first sees the Pacific Ocean. (In fact it was Balboa, not Cortés, who was involved in this historical event.) The family name Keats, a surname of England is believed to be descended originally from the Anglo Saxon race from old English word cyta or cyte which has been used to describe a worker at the shed, outhouse for animals, hence herdsman. ... On First Looking into Chapmans Homer is a sonnet by English Romantic poet John Keats (1795-1821), written in October 1816. ... Hernán(do) Cortés Pizarro, 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1485–December 2, 1547) was the conquistador who became famous for leading the military expedition that initiated the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. ...

Districts

Darién Province is divided into two districts: Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ...

• Chepigana (capital: La Palma) which contains the easternmost point of Central America
• Pinogana (capital: El Real de Santa María)

The comarca indígena (indigenous territory) of Emberá was established in the province on November 8, 1983. It consists of two additional districts: La Palma is the capital of Darién province of eastern Panama. ... Introduction This is a list of the extreme points of central America, the points that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location on the region. ... For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ... Emberá is an indigenous territory (a. ...

• Cémaco
• Sambú

The comarca indígena of Kuna de Wargandí was established in 2009. It is not subdivided into districts. Kuna de Wargandí is a comarca (indigenous territory) in Panamá. It was created in 2000 from the province of Darién, from the district of Pinogana. ...

See also

• Darién Gap

Coordinates: 8°24′30″N, 77°54′54″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...