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Coco Solo was a United States Navy submarine base and naval air station near the Panama Canal, active from 1918 to the 1960s. History. The submarine base at Coco Solo was established May 6, 1918. [1] . The site corresponds with modern-day Cativá in Panama. It was on the Atlantic Ocean (northwest) side of the Panama Canal Zone, near Colón, Panama.
Jun 25, 2016 · Millions of dollars flow through the area around Coco Solo, the former U.S. military base on Panama's Atlantic coast where Arizona Senator John McCain was born. A small slum...
Feb 6, 2012 · The story of the people living in the area known as Coco Solo, a deserted U.S. Military Base in Colón, Panamá.
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Naval Station Coco Solo and Submarine Base Coco Solo was founded in 1917, near Fort Randolph, as a submarine base to protect the Canal Zone on the Atlantic Ocean side. Starting in 1914 with five United States C-class submarines that were stationed at the base.
Apr 17, 2018 · Coco Solo, birthplace of the late Senator John McCain. Today, in honor of the late Sen. John McCain’s funeral services, we’re sharing some photos of Coco Solo from our collections. Sen. McCain was born in the United States Navy submarine base and naval air station on August 29, 1936 to the naval officer John S. “Jack” McCain Jr. and ...
May 31, 2016 · Once a thriving U.S. Naval Base in the Panamanian Province of Colon, Coco Solo is now a crumbling ghost town . Despite a lack of running water, sanitation services and reliable transportation,...
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Apr 25, 2012 · Coco Solo was once a United States Navy submarine base on the Panama Canal Zone, near Colón, Panama. Today, Coco Solo is the home of some of the poorest, most marginalized Panamanians. In 2008, Reuters published a story about the “poverty and decay” in Coco Solo, where John McCain (then Republican presidential candidate) was born:
