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One of Panama City’s oldest bars, the Balboa Yacht Club sits just before the Amador Causeway. It’s an institution in the community, and locals frequent here. Chill with a cerveza Balboa on the covered wooden terrace, and take in views of the Bridge of the Americas and the ocean. Try a surprising item on the menu—Texas chili.

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Located at the entrance of the Canal on the east side of the channel, is the Balboa Yacht Club in Balboa Harbor. They monitor VHF channel 6. Care must be taken to enter and turn right at buoy 14.5. Turning sooner will run you aground. The office phone is 507-228-5794. While there is no clubhouse, the Balboa Yacht Club is cruiser friendly. It can be rolly, but is a good place to transition when arranging for an advisor to board your boat for the transit of the Canal. It is also a safe place to leave your boat if you travel. They have railway haul out facilities, showers, and 24-hour water taxi service. Adjacent to the BYC is a hotel, The Country Inn, and a TGIF Friday’s restaurant.

Mooring ball is $0.65/ft/day

This marina does not require a credit card to hold the slip or any type of deposit. As a courtesy please notify the marina if you need to cancel your reservation at least 24 hours in advance.

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The Yacht Club Tower is one of the most beautiful sites in Av. Balboa due to its impressive ship shaped floor plans. A 57-story masterpiece, the building’s unique access to a fully-equipped marina and a helipad make it a prime spot for anybody who likes alternate transportation. This building rises to 215 meters and contains 203 units, ranging from 147m2 to 218m2. Most apartments are laid out as one or two bedroom units, with some exceptions due to personal remodeling.

This condominium has one of the most luxurious amenities in Ave. Balboa, boasting a two-story lobby with an indoor waterfall as well as a landscaped terrace. A mariner’s dream, the adjacent private yacht club has boats available to owners for fishing, entertainment, and relaxation. As if that wasn’t enough, the fitness area at this complex is a fully equipped, two-story gym, with a glass wall looking into the Panama Bay. An on-site business center with conference room is available to those who perhaps work from home or need to hold a special business event.

Other Yacht Club amenities:

• 24-hour valet parking service
• Concierge service
• Door Attendant
• Full-security service
• “Island Oasis” infinity pool
• Private gardens
• Playground for Children
• Grand Ballroom for private functions and events.
• Yacht Club Tower

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With open-air dining under a thatched roof or red umbrellas, Balboa Yacht Club at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal offers laid-back atmosphere and live music on weekends. The menu includes familiar bar food, hamburgers and a seafood sampler. Open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily

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Amador Causeway Panama

The 2 mile (3.5km) Amador Causeway Panama (Calzada de Amador) is a must see tourist attraction located at the southern entrance of the Panama Canal near Panama City that links the four small Causeway Islands .

Built by the United States Government in 1913, Amador Causeway Panama is unique in that it is the road that connects Panama City (the capital) with four small Pacific Ocean archipelago islands.

For those unfamiliar with this Central American landmark, the Panama Amador Causeway is both a roadway and a walking path between Panama City and these four small islands:

• Naso Island
• Culebra Island
• Perico Island
• Flamenco Island

Amador Causeway Panama is a beautiful and picturesque causeway that captures the attention of the locals as well as global visitors enjoying Panama vacations. The roads of Amador Causeway are lined with palm trees and feature magnificent views of the Panama Canal, plus Panama City’s skyline, the Bridge of Americas, and Panama Bay.

You’ll find many recreational things to enjoy plus many great vendors, restaurants, and even nightclubs.

Amador Causeway Construction

The Calzada de Amador was built in 1903, around the same time as the Panama Canal . As a result, the Amador Causeway construction benefited from the 1,250 million cubic yards of rock excavated from the Panama Canal’s Culebra Cut.

The original purpose of the causeway was to prevent sedimentation in the Port of Balboa , which, if left untouched, eventually would clog the southern (Pacific) entrance into the Panama Canal. The causeway was also designed as a breakwater to protect the canal entrance.

The United States investment in the development of Panama, and in particular the Panama Canal, put the Americans at a beneficial position; the United States controlled the Amador Causeway from 1915 until World War II. The United States used the area as a military base, and restricted the Panama Canal’s access to only American ships. During both World Wars, the U.S. Military used the Amador Causeway as a powerful defense system.

Only in September of 1996 did the Amador Causeway become the property of the country of Panama. At this point, Panamanians had complete access to the area.

Amador Causeway Things to Do

Since 1996, when the Panamanians took over ownership, the Amador Causeway area has been redeveloped to attract more locals as well as tourists. Vehicle traffic is restricted to one side of the causeway only, leaving lots of room for foot traffic to access the many vendors and attractions along the Causeway.

Many visitors who enjoy Panama vacations also enjoy a leisurely walk, jog, bike, skate, or roller-blade along the Amador Causeway, visiting all four islands. Others enjoy relaxing along the island beaches and taking swims in the warm Pacific Ocean waters. From the Causeway, anyone can watch Panama cruise ships come and go through the Panama Canal.

Panama’s Amador Causeway provides wonderful views of the Bridge of Americas , Balboa Yacht Club, and Panama Bay. Several projects near the Amador include a cruise port, a marina, the Fuerte Amador Shopping and Restaurant Plaza, plus the Fiagli Convention Centers. Numerous Panama hotels and resorts have popped up in the area as well.

Also worth mentioning is the Marine Exhibition Center of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), which lets visitors get a close-up look at creatures native to the country of Panama.

While passing through the Panama Canal, it is also worth it to take some time to explore the Miraflores Visitor and Museum .

Caravan Panama Canal Tour

Caravan Tours is family owned and operated and since 1952 we have helped millions of global travellers discover North and Central American on our all inclusive, fully guided tours.

A visit to the Amador Causeway is included as part of your Caravan Panama tour, which is exceptionally priced. Visit Caravan’s Panama Canal Tour page to learn more. All ground transportation, hotel accommodations , meals, and tour itinerary activities are included for one low all inclusive tour price.

To check tour availability and reserve your preferred tour dates visit our Panama tour booking  page.

To speak with a Panama tour representative, please call our Caravan office toll free at 1-800-CARAVAN (227-2826)

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The Balboa Yacht Club of some 125 members is founded on the near-universal appeal of fishing and faraway places and the feeling for skippering your own good boat to your choice of destinations.  On the Isthmus of Panama, nearly surrounded with water and busy with seagoing business, it is not surprising the general fascination of boats has fostered several such organizations.

Home port for the Balboa Club extends from Navy Pier 2, reaching out toward the Panama Canal channel from Fort Amador, to the wartime mine dock just inside the anchorage for ships entering the Canal from the Pacific. There, in the Club's moorings on the east side of the channel, the members' 75-odd boats lie at anchor, using only about half of the waters assigned for their use by the Panama Canal Marine Bureau. Biggest of the boats that bob up and down as the big ships stir the waters in the channel is the Tondelayo , a 46-foot sailing ketch owned by a Navy employee, Walter E. (Wally) Pearson. The Tondelayo raced to first place in the Club's 1952 racing season and was flagship last year when her owner was the Club's Commodore.

WAIF IS FLAGSHIP

The flagship now is the Waif , a 16-foot sailing sloop owned by a Balboa High School instructor, Charles R. (Bob) Bowen, who is now Commodore. The former Navy officers' Club at Fort Amador has served as clubhouse for the Yacht Club since 1946, when it was transferred by the navy to the yacht Club and the Pacific Sailfish Club. Now the building is occupied jointly with the American Legion, whose members fish off the Yacht Club pier and receive other small friendly considerations in return for which Yacht Club members use some American Legion facilities.

Smallest of the sailboats in the Yacht Club fleet are the centerboard sloops from about 18-25 feet long.  The power boats start at about that size -- those with little inboard motors -- and go up to the cabin cruisers, topped in size among the Yacht Club boats by Kyle G. Bishop's 42-foot twin-screw cruiser, Martha .

In between, craft of many shapes and sizes add their individualities to the Yacht Club's boat collection. Big or little, trim or tub-like, one or more owners love them -- or at least look on them with mixed parental feelings for the cost, care and time they consume.

Although most Yacht Club boats usually stay close to home, the members get the feel of faraway places from yachts from all parts of the world that put into their hospitable pier. Some visitors like the place so well -- like Lee and Ann Gregg off the ketch Novia , and "Buzz" and June Champion of the ketch Little Bear all of whom came from San Diego -- that they come ashore and go to work and stay in the Canal Zone.

It sometimes works the other way. Yacht Club members catch the fever of faraway places and take their own boats or join the crew of a visiting yacht bound for a far-off atoll in the Pacific. For instance, Mr. and Mrs. John W, Litton and their small daughter left recently in the ketch Calypso for the Society Islands to visit the Kin Powells (Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Litton are sisters), former Yacht Club members who now make their home in Tahiti.

LISTED IN LLOYD'S REGISTER

The Balboa yacht Club enjoys full recognition by other such clubs throughout the world and is listed in Lloyd's. It is also a member of the North American Yacht Racing Union, and the International Game Fishing Association.

Among the visitors who use the club's facilities on a reciprocal basis are members of the Panama Canal Yacht Club of Cristobal and the Pedro Miguel and Gamboa Boat clubs, who visit most often during the red snapper and corbina season when they come to try their luck in Panama Bay. Fishing members of the Balboa Yacht Club receive timely tips in a bulletin issued monthly by the Club's Fishing Committee, whose chairman is Sam R. Moody. For instance, this month the committee advises that sailfish and marlin come into the inner bay in August and that marlin are best baited with whole bonita.

When the dry season winds blow strong and steady, the Racing Committee goes into action,scheduling races and cruising picnics (luaus) and an annual treasure hunt on Taboga or Taboguilla Island. Bill Clark is Chairman of the Sail Yacht Racing Committee.

WINNERS OF SAIL RACES

In the last racing season, the Tondelayo placed first; Bill Blark's Kelpie , second; Lee Gregg's Novia , third; and Bill Wymer's Kon Hiro, fourth.

The Balboa Yacht Club burgee has flown in several ocean races off the United States' coasts. Tucker McClure's ketch Chiriqui , with his local manager, George Bobbitt aboard, last year won the Class "B" trophy, and was second on corrected time for the Time Prize in the Los Angeles-Honolulu Yacht Race.

Ed McIntosh's Starcrest has also competed in winter races around Florida, the most notable being the St. Petersburg-Havana Ocean Race in 1950, in which Starcrest placed third in Class "C".

The Balboa Yacht Club was organized in 1946 from the remaining interested members of the former Balboa Boat Club, which operated before the war from the present home base of the Yacht Club and the Panama Bay Yacht Club, which operated in Panama during the war.

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PANAMA’S ONLY PIRATE BOAT EXPERIENCE

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EVERY SATURDAY

This is Panama’s one and only party pirate ship experience. We will be setting out across the high seas in our 110-foot Spanish Galleon for a day of fun in the sun, swimming, music, and dancing.

Leaving from Panama City we will head out to Taboga Island where we will stop just in front of the bay for swimming, diving, and rope swinging among our floaties toys fleet. Some will be able to relax and sunbathe on one of the decks, some will prefer to read a book, while others will be able to enjoy the music on board while having one of our cocktails. Later, we will raise our anchors to start our return trip to the city where we will be arriving by sunset. On board, we will have, for an extra cost, different options of food, and alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks .

The Taboga Pirate Experience trip is fun and exciting for all types of passengers. We will have music and dancing on the main deck for those who are in the mood for a party atmosphere. But the pirate ship is big, the music will never be overpowering, and families and older people will have plenty of pirate-themed fun and water activities to keep everyone happy and entertained. 

This is simply the best way to experience Panama bay, Taboga Island and the beautiful waters of the Pacific while in the city.

• Age: All ages!
• Price: $45 Adults | $30 Kids (6 to 17 yrs) + Taxes
• Duration: 6 hrs aprox.
• Sailing Days: Every Saturday
• Departure Pier: Balboa Yacht Club, Amador

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• LOCATED IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMÁ

A nautical adventure unlike anything else in Central America.

We aim to provide regularly scheduled tours available to the public, with our main focus being a daily trip from our home at the Balboa Yacht Club on the Amador Peninsula, Panama City, to Taboga Island and back.

Enjoy this experience aboard the Black Magic, a 110 ft. long ship where you will be submerged in an authentic pirate experience.

On our weekly tours, we cruise from Amador all the way out to the Taboga Island for a day of fun in the sun where people can jump off into the water, swing from the boat, and lounge in floaties. 

Day Sails, Sunsets, and Moonlight Sails are all offered for your every need. Locally inspired food, drinks, and fun in the sun activities with friends will let you enjoy Panama like you never have!

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Explore our large variety of yachts and catamarans to charter in Panama below.  Boat rentals by day or multi-day excursions available for City Bay charters, to Taboga Island or the Pearl Islands. Please consult direct with us for available options for San Blas.  The vessels listed are constantly updated and in some cases we have additional vessels that we have not yet listed, so if you don't find what you're looking for below please contact us directly and we will try our best to find the right charter for you. Not sure which boat is for you, but want to do some deep sea fishing, throw a VIP yacht party, or host a dinner cruise then check out our Charter Trips section. 

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN EACH CHARTER

Yacht of selection, captain/crew, cooler with ice, sound system, dock fees, grill* and floaties

Typical Day Charter Schedule:  9am - 5pm (depending on your charter you can indicate a different schedule)

Bay Cruises are typically scheduled for sunset 6pm-10pm 

Half day charters during the day are allowed on weekdays , but weekends are full day charter rates You can bring your own drinks or food at no additional cost or we can coordinate. We have a catering menu and also a menu of additional services to improve the experience even more!

27' Proline

Starting at: $650

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8h Taboga - $950

8h Contadora - $1,300

Recommended Activity : Inshore Fishing, 20 fathoms, Pearl Islands

Capacity : 8

No. of Cabins: 0

No. of Bathrooms : 1

Port : Diablo Public Boat Ramp

36' Luhrs

Starting at: $1,000

5h city bay - $1,000

8h Taboga - $1,550

8h Contadora - $2,150

Recommended Activity : Fishing, Pearl Islands

Capacity : 10

No. of Cabins:  1

Port : Flamenco Marina

37' King Cat

Starting at: $1,200

8h Taboga - $1,200

8h Contadora - $1,600

Recommended Activity : Isla Contadora 

Capacity : 15 (Taboga) / 12 (Contadora)

Port : Brisas de Amador

38' Todomar

Starting at: $900

4h City Bay - $900 (Taboga - $975)

8h Taboga - $1,350

8h Contadora - $1,900

Recommended Activity : Pleasure, Fish, or anything

Capacity : 18

42' Silverton

Starting at: $1,100

8h Taboga - $1,100

Recommended Activity : Boat Party at Taboga

No. of Cabins: 1

42' Prestige

Starting at: $1,600

4h bay - $1,600

8h taboga - $2,100

Contadora - $3,650

Recommended Activity : Taboga or Contadora

Capacity : 12

No. of Cabins:  2

No. of Bathrooms : 2

43' Lagoon

4h City Bay (6pm-10pm)- $1,200

8h Taboga - $1,650

Recommended Activity : Yacht Party to Taboga

No. of Cabins: 3

Port : Balboa Yacht Club

44' Lagoon

Starting at: $1,300

4h city bay - $1,300

8h Taboga - $2,350

Pearl Islands - $3,500 per day (2 day min)

Recommended Activity : Day charter or Multi-day in Family

48' Cruisers

Starting at: $ 1,200

4h Bay - $1,200

8h Taboga - $1,500

8h Contadora - $3,000

Recommended Activity : Bachelor Party

Capacity : 16 (12pax for Contadora)

No. of Cabins:  3

46' Fountaine Pajot

Starting at: $ 1,350

4h - $1,35 0

8h Taboga - $2,250

8h Contadora - $3,000 (multi-day only)

Recommended Activity : Taboga or Pearl Islands

Capacity : 22

No. of Bathrooms : 3

46' Viking

Starting at: $1,500

4h City Bay - $1,5 00

8h Taboga - $1,900

8h Contadora - $3,100

Recommended Activity : Fishing or Pearl Islands

Capacity : 16

No. of Cabins: 2

47' Sea Ray

3h City Bay - $1,200

5h taboga - $1,600

8h taboga - $1,900

Contadora - $2,700

Recommended Activity : Taboga Day Party

48' Azimut

47' Fountaine Pajot

Starting at: $1,850

4h City Bay - $1,850

8h Taboga -  $2,800

9h Contadora - $4,650

Capacity : 20

54' Carver

Starting at: $1,250

4h City Bay - $1,25 0

8h Taboga - $1,700

10h Contadora - $3,500 (multi-day only)

Recommended Activity : Taboga day party / Bachelor Party

Port : Balboa

54' Sea Ray

Starting at: $2,050

4h City Bay - $2,050

Recommended Activity : Taboga day party or Night Charter

60' Searenity

Starting at: $2,650

4h Bay Tour - $2,650

8h Taboga -  $3,550

9h Contadora - $4,200

Recommended Activity : Large Groups & Pearl Islands

Capacity : 55

No. of Cabins:  0

63' Ferretti

Starting at: $2,850

3h City Bay - $2,850

8h Taboga - $3,350

8h Contadora - $7,150

Recommended Activity : Taboga or Pearls Family Trip

65' Ferretti

Starting at: $1,450

4h Bay Cruise - $1,450 8h Taboga - $1,800

Recommended Activity : Taboga 

Capacity : 25

70' McKinna

Starting at: $4,600

City Bay or Taboga- $4,600

Contadora  - $7,000 (discounts for multi-day)

78' Azimut

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3h City Bay - $4,600  (4h city bay - $5,600)

8h Taboga - $6,650

8h Contadora - $8,750

Recommended Activity : Taboga or Pearls Day Trip

No. of Cabins: 4

No. of Bathrooms : 4

78' Catamaran

Starting at: $1,660

7h Taboga charter - $1,66 0 up to 20pax then $79 per additional passenger

Recommended Activity : Taboga day party 

Capacity : 56

80' Horizon

Starting at: $3,600

4h Bay - $3,600

8h Taboga - $4,500

8-10h Contadora - $7,800

Recommended Activity : Family trips 

80' Pendennis "Ocean Phoenix"

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4h Sunset Bay Tour - $1,600 (+$50pp over 10pax)

8h Taboga - $2,900 ( + $50pp over 10pax )

Pearl Islands - minimum 2 days (starting at $5,800)

Recommended Activity : Family trips & Corporate

90' Broward

Starting at: $1,800

4h City Bay - $1,800

Capacity : 30

100' Ferretti

Starting at: $9,850

8h Taboga - $9,850

Daily Rate -Contadora or Pearls - $14,5 00

Recommended Activity : Corporate charters

No. of Bathrooms : 4.5

Port : Flamenco

105' Broward

Starting at: $3,350

Feel free to contact us below to get more information about your desired charter as well as schedule a walk through of any of our vessels prior to booking. We are more than happy to assist you in determining the best option for your event and budget. 

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Where to Dock Your Boat: Panama’s Best Marinas

Before settling in David in western Panama in 2009, I lived aboard my sailboat, Carina, for 16 years. My husband and I sailed the western Caribbean and we still have many friends among the cruising community. Although Panama has miles of coastline, it has few marine facilities for small boats. If you’re looking for a safe harbor to dock your boat in Panama, here are the stand-out marinas to visit.

Bocas del Toro, Caribbean Coast, Northwestern Panama

Bocas marina.

Conveniently located across from Bocas Town, Bocas Marina has room at its floating docks for up to 100 boats, with a maximum length of 120 feet. This popular cruiser’s destination combines an awesome tropical setting with ease of access and reputable service into a complete package. Each slip has metered electric service and free water, and boaters have use of a bath house. The dockside restaurant and bar host occasional special events (I’ve heard the Halloween party is a hoot!). Laundry and Internet services are also available.

Bocas Marina offers on-site boat repairs and basic maintenance and has a diesel fuel dock. More specialized yacht services can be arranged through the marina with local craftsmen. For haul-outs they refer boaters to a recently-built boatyard at Almirante, on the mainland, called Bocas Yacht Services . For those interested in buying or selling a boat they also have a brokerage with sail and power boat listings.

The advantage of docking at Bocas Marina is its proximity to town, so provisioning is a bit easier and you can enjoy the Bocas Town nightlife. Check here for more details.

Red Frog Marina

Located on Isla Bastimentos, Red Frog Marina is part of the larger Red Frog Beach Island Resort and Spa. This is a multi-use property with private residential villas, two restaurants, a full-service spa, a hostel and a range of leisure activities on site. One of its nicest features is a picture-perfect crescent of white-sand beach that you don’t want to miss. It is reachable only by water and the marina provides regular water taxi service to Bocas Town for its guests.

The marina has over 70 slips on floating docks that can accommodate boats of all sizes. Approach to the marina is along the south shore of Isla Bastimentos with depths of 16 to 30 feet. In addition to short-term slip rentals, they offer a number of slips for purchase. Electricity and water are metered at each slip, and boaters are welcome to use the bath house and laundry room. While they don’t have a boatyard or haul-out facilities, they do offer a wide range of repair work, installation and trouble-shooting of all the main boat systems.

Red Frog Marina is a good choice for nature-lovers and those who prefer the peace and quiet of being away from town.

Colon, Caribbean Coast, North Central Panama

Shelter bay marina.

At the northern entrance to the Panama Canal you’ll find the Shelter Bay Marina complex. This full service marina and boat yard has it all. The property is located at Fort Sherman, a former U.S. military installation now in disuse. It is on the western side of the Gatun Locks and several miles outside of the city of Colon, so by road it’s a bit out of the way. The marina does offer shuttle van service into Colon for shopping and other needs, and taxis can be arranged as well.

The marina location is gorgeous, surrounded by lush jungle and tropical flora and fauna. It is very well protected, being inside the canal breakwater and completely enclosed, so forget about wind, waves and wakes! This large marina has over 200 boat slips and can accommodate all sizes. They have all the dockside services we have come to expect. Shore-side the amenities are extensive, including a hotel, restaurant, chandlery, swimming pool, exercise room, and a well-stocked store that offers a variety of personalized services.

Adjacent to the marina is the boatyard with complete haul-out facilities, fuel delivery, work area, and boat care available. Shelter Bay Marina is the only full service facility at the north end of the canal. If you plan to transit the canal this is an excellent place to prepare for and await your trip. If you don’t plan a canal transit, it’s a great place for a stopover or to complete your boat projects.

You’ll find details about Shelter Bay and all their rates here.

Panama City, Pacific Coast, Central Panama

Flamenco yacht club and marina.

Whether you are doing serious provisioning, completing a canal transit, or just want to hang out near the big city lights, Flamenco Yacht Club and Marina is the place to dock in Panama City . In fact, it’s the only full service marina in the city that caters to small boats.

Flamenco Marina is positioned at the end of the Amador Causeway, snug between Isla Perico and Isla Flamenco, with a clear approach and two long breakwaters. They have 191 slips, all with water and electric service, for boats up to 250 feet. Amenities include a restaurant and bar, showers, laundry, Internet, store and game room, as well as a fuel dock with gasoline and diesel. Alongside the docks you’ll find a large haul-out and storage yard with a travel lift, where they offer a range of maintenance and repair services.

The slip rates at Flamenco Marina are higher than other locations, probably due to the lack of competition. Still it’s an awesome location and perfect for exploring Panama City. You can find more details here .

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