Vasco Núñez de 1475?–1517, Spanish adventurer and explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
a seaport in Panama at the Pacific terminus of the Panama Canal.
balboa, a silver coin and monetary unit of Panama, equal to 100 centesimos.
named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa
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“We knew we were going to surprise a lot of people,” defender Marcelo Balboa added, “if we got out of the group.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
When Lawrence Kensinger stepped into the circle for his last throw of the City Section shot put finals on Thursday afternoon in Lake Balboa, he felt a surge of adrenaline like never before.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
APM Terminals, a subsidiary of the Danish Maersk group, will operate the port of Balboa, and Terminal Investment Limited, owned by the logistics giant MSC, will operate the port of Cristobal.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
The high court said the terms under which CK Hutchison runs the ports of Balboa on the Pacific Coast and Cristobal on the Atlantic side were unconstitutional.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
The plane then coasts out over the back bay, Balboa Island, and the Newport Peninsula before the pilot pushes the engines back to full and resumes the climb-out.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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