Petaquilla is a hill located in the district of Donoso, Colón Province, Panama.[1][2] Petaquilla is classified as: Orographic (hill of a height less than 300 m),[3] Petaquilla is bordered on the north by the Caribbean, south to Panamá and Coclé provinces, east with the Kuna Yala and west by the Veraguas Province.
Its geographical coordinates are 8° 59' 0" North, -80° 45' 0" West.
Since the Spanish colonial times Cerro Petaquilla became the established route by force for gold explorers and included in stories and reviews by historians, it was an area where foundries and brands were established to claim the gold that was melded for the Spanish Crown. The existence of mineral deposits in the area around Cerro Petaquilla motivated the Spanish Crown and its representatives to the development of rudimentary mining procedures in the 1600s.[4] Today, there are modern mining operations in the area such as Petaquilla's Molejon project[5] and the Cobre mine, Panama.
References
edit- ^ Revista, La Antigua año VI° No. 9, Universidad Santa María La Antigua, Panamá, Noviembre 1977 (Magazine La Antigua year VI, No. 9, USMA University)
- ^ "Cerro Petaquilla (Petaquilla Cerro) Map, Weather and Photos - Panama: hill - Lat:8.91667 and Long:-80.7333". Getamap.net. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ Informe Sobre El área 65 – CERRO PETAQUILLA Provincia de Colón, Biblioteca Nacional, Panamá, Mayo 1968. (Report on Area 65 - PETAQUILLA HILL Province of Colon, National Library of Panama, May 1968
- ^ REVISTA CULTURAL LOTERIA, Enero – Febrero 2004 No 452 Tema: La Ilusión del Oro El Gobernador Juan López de Sequiera, su entrada y conquista del Coclé. (Pág. 33) – Biblioteca Nacional Panamá. (Cultural Lottery Magazine January - February 2004 No. 452 Subject: The Illusion of Gold The Governor Juan Lopez de Sequiera, his arrival and conquest of Cocle)
- ^ Petaquilla claims court victory over Inmet in Panama. The Globe and Mail, 2013-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-27.