El Caño
For the Spanish explorer, see Juan Sebastián Elcano.
| El Caño | |
|---|---|
  El Caño | |
| Coordinates: 8°24′0″N 80°31′12″W / 8.40000°N 80.52000°WCoordinates: 8°24′0″N 80°31′12″W / 8.40000°N 80.52000°W | |
| Country | Panama |
| Province | Coclé |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 1 390 |
El Caño is a town in the Coclé province of Panama. El Caño is named after a creek whose waters end in a nearby river.
Near the modern village there is one of Panama's most important archaeological sites: a ceremonial and burial place of pre-Columbian times. The site has been plundered in the 1920s, but is installed as a small archaeological park today.