Corozal American Cemetery and Memorial in Corozal, Panamá

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Get directions Calle Rufina Alfaro, Edif. #6566
Corozal, Distrito de Panamá, Panamá Panama

Coordinates: 8.98888, -79.57240
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The Corozal American Cemetery was originally a farm belonging to the Isthmian Canal Commission. The commission designated two acres of land as a cemetery and was dedicated on February 5, 1914. On February 13, the first interment took place. The cemetery became the permanent resting place of Americans and others working on the Panama Canal, which was finished in August of that year. The cemetery expanded over the years to 16.9 acres and many American veterans and U.S. citizens who lived and died in the Panama Canal Zone are buried there. In 1978 the cemetery was designated a permanent American cemetery by the Panama Canal Treaty. The American Battle Monuments Commission assumed control of the site in 1982.

Two public ceremonies are held every year on Memorial Day in May and Veterans Day in November. The cemetery is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is open on weekends to family members of the deceased buried there. The cemetery is closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Contact information: [email protected], +507 317-6034