[3] Gamboa is located on a sharp bend of the Chagres River at the point which feeds Lake Gatun.

A single lane iron and wood bridge that crossed the Chagres and was the only road access to Gamboa for most of its history.

Schley studied the feasibility of moving the Dredging Division to Gamboa, the population was 251, including just 10 Americans.

The first Dredging Division families began moving into the newly built town of Gamboa in September 1936.

It was initially used as a USO to entertain troops stationed in nearby hills, but later became headquarters of the Civic Council.

The men in the town hammered, sawed and poured concrete while the women brought picnic lunches and tended barbecues.

This included 50 families moved from La Boca in October 1954 when that town was depopulated and converted into a white housing area.

The Dredging Division's docks are used by light ferries to reach the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) facilities at Barro Colorado Island.

[5] Many amateur birdwatchers join ornithologists for yearly bird counts held near Gamboa by the Audubon Society of Panama.

The old Spanish colonial era Las Cruces Trail used to carry precious metals and supplies between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans passes near Gamboa, though parts of it are now underwater.

In the background of the opening shot of this sequence, you can see the iron and wood bridge that leads to Gamboa, with an ocean liner behind it.

The Resort has developed 2 Indian reservations (Embera and Wounaa) an aerial tram to visit the jungle canopy, and many other attractions which now draw many people to the otherwise sleepy town.