This Caribbean province is located at the North of the Panama Canal. Colón is the land of the “congos”, descendants from African slaves that have preserved some expressions of their native land and with the passing of the years these expressions have included the cultural expressions that are appreciated today, mainly in their rhythms and dances, their vibrant music, their sensuous dances, their colorful clothing and the way in which they prepare their meals, particularly the seafood which is very much appreciated by the people living in the Caribbean coast. In the towns of Portobelo and San Lorenzo, the silent walls of the Spanish forts preserve the memory of the attacks by famous pirates such as Henry Morgan and Edgar Vernon and corsairs such as Francis Drake whose remains are kept at the Bay of Portobelo