An Immersive Experience: BEC Experience And The Canal

OVERVIEW

Behold the technologically advanced Miraflores locks – which doubled the capacity of the Panama Canal – and become immersed in Panama’s most iconic products while browsing the innovative Brand Experience Center. The locks were built to provide an alternative lane for ships that were too long and too wide to pass through the canal’s original locks. Although the guide will explain the complex operation of the locks, there is nothing like seeing the locks in action as the massive ships pass through them. You will have that opportunity while standing atop the roof terrace of the Miraflores Observation Center. Your experience at the BEC will be just as eye-opening as you can sample many of the brand-name products that define Panama’s heritage and identity. You might enjoy tastings of Boquete coffee – whose beans are grown in mineral-rich volcanic soil – and the country’s national beer, another uniquely flavorful product.

HIGHLIGHTS

• View the Panama Canal’s innovative Miraflores locks as massive ships pass through them.
• Learn about the engineering behind the locks, which doubled the canal’s capacity.
• Sample some of Panama’s most iconic products in the Brand Experience Center.
• Spend free time in old town Casco Antiguo, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.