China-built Amador Cruise Terminal inaugurated at Panama's Pacific entrance

Since its operational handover in December last year, the terminal has successfully hosted 105 cruise ships. Additionally, the connected causeway has become a renowned tourist attraction in Panama, drawing at least 200,000 visitors.

The Amador Cruise Terminal is Panama's first government tender project awarded to a Chinese company since establishing diplomatic relations with China in June 2017.

Located on Perico Island at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, the project includes a cruise terminal, slope protection dikes, port land reclamation and revetments, and onshore facilities such as a cruise terminal building and port offices. The development of the terminal is poised to position Panama as a tourism center in the Caribbean region, significantly boosting the country's tourism industry.