Bayano Dam
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The Bayano Dam is a dam on the Bayano River
in Darién Province
, Panama
. The dam was built in 1976; its construction flooded hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of rainforest, displacing thousands of indigenous residents. The flooded area is now Bayano Lake. The dam is the second-largest power source in Panama.
Bayano River
A river of Panama in the Panama Province. It was dammed in the 70s, creating Lago Bayano. This dam provides much of the electrical power for Panama City....
in Darién Province
Darién Province
Darién is a province in eastern Panama. It is also the largest province in Panama. It is hot, humid, heavily forested, and sparsely populated, having 48,378 habitants...
, Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
. The dam was built in 1976; its construction flooded hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of rainforest, displacing thousands of indigenous residents. The flooded area is now Bayano Lake. The dam is the second-largest power source in Panama.