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Balboa, town (1990 pop. 2,751), Colón prov., in the former Panama Canal Zone, on the Gulf of Panama. The port for Panama City, Balboa was the administrative headquarters of the Panama Canal Zone. It was also the site of a U.S. navy base (closed 1999). Balboa1 Vasco Núñez de . ?1475--1519, Spanish explorer, who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513 Balboa2 a port in Panama at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal: the administrative centre of the former Canal Zone. Pop.: 2750 (1990) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But how is it different from the boxing movies about the Balboas or the Grazianos, or the Joe Louis story? The share structure of the new Corporation comprises two types of shares each denominated in Balboas (the currency of Panama): 100 Million Balboas (total) common voting shares and 100 Million Balboas (total) Series A non-voting Preference shares. ``We've got a lot of Rocky Balboas over here - they work hard and try to make a difference. |
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