Asuero ( Spanish Península de Azuero ) is a peninsula in Central America , in the south of Panama .
| Asuero | |
|---|---|
| Spanish Península de azuero | |
 view from space | |
| Location | |
| Water area | Pacific Ocean |
| A country |
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| Provinces | Los Santos , Herrera , Veraguas |
Toponym
The peninsula is named after the Colombian politician and journalist Vicente Asuero Plata .
Geography
The peninsula projects south of the Isthmus of Panama . From the south and west it is washed by the Pacific Ocean , in the east - by the Gulf of Panama . Cape Mariato in the southwestern part is the most southern exact North America. The peninsula is divided into three Panamanian provinces: Herrera , Los Santos , Veraguas .
Links
- Azuero Peninsula Encyclopædia Britannica
- PanamaInfo: the Azuero Peninsula
- Alfalfa Travel Guide: the Azuero Peninsula unopened (link not available) . Archived March 3, 2009.
- Grandiablos, diablicos and other azuero traditions