Torchlight parade
THE CELEBRATION of the 112 years of separation of Panama from Colombia began with a torchlight parade of five security institutions escorting the original flags along Avenida Balboa on Monday November 2.
Led by the Red Shirts’ (Firemen’s) band they marched from Parque Urraca to the presidential place where a symbolic presentation of the flags was made to President Juan Carlos Varela.
The participating institutions were:The National Civil Protection Agency (SINAPROC) The National Border Service, the Fire Department of Panama, The National Air Service and The National Police.