The Beaches of Neuva Gorgona have been known always in Panamanian Lore as the best swimming and surfing beaches in Panama, and have been a very popular place for weekend getaways from the city. Nueva Gorgona is a transplanted community as the name implies ( "New") as when the canal was being built the original town was in its path. Nueva Gorgona is 79 km west from Panama City on the Pan American Highway...