Bayano Lake is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.
Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
in the eastern part of
Panamá Province
Panamá is a province of Panama. It is the location of the national capital Panama City, which also serves as the provincial capital. The governor of the province is Mayín Correa, appointed by President José Raul Mulino.
Administrative di ...
,
Panama
Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...
created when the
Bayano River
Bayano River is a river of Panama in the Panamá Province. It is an alternative name for the upper part of the Chepo River.
It is named after Bayano, the leader of a slave revolt and ruler of a kingdom of former slaves in 16th century Panama.
...
was
dammed in 1976. In terms of surface area, Lake Bayano is the second largest lake in Panama, exceeded only by
Lake Gatun
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.
The lake and river are named after
Bayano
Bayano, also known as Ballano or Vaino, was an African enslaved by Portuguese who led the biggest slave revolts of the 16th century Panama. Captured from the Yoruba community in West Africa, it has been argued that his name means ''idol''. Di ...
, the leader of the largest slave revolt of 16th century Panama.
The
Bayano Caves
The Bayano Caves are three caves located on the south side of Lago Bayano in Panamá Province, Panama.Friar, William. ''Panama''. Moon Publications
Moon is a travel guidebook publisher founded in 1973 in Chico, California. The company started ...
are on the south side of the lake.
[Friar, William. ''Panama''. ]Moon Publications
Moon is a travel guidebook publisher founded in 1973 in Chico, California. The company started with travel guides to Asia and later also published guides to the Americas.
Bill Dalton was the founder and writer of the regularly updated ''Indon ...
(2008), p. 419. .
References
Bayano
Bayano, also known as Ballano or Vaino, was an African enslaved by Portuguese who led the biggest slave revolts of the 16th century Panama. Captured from the Yoruba community in West Africa, it has been argued that his name means ''idol''. Di ...
Panamá Province
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