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Vasco Nunez de Balboa was a Spanish explorer and navigator. He and his crew were the first Europeans that crossed the Isthmus of Panama, in the year 1513. He also was the founder of the first European settlement in America.

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What explorer explored the isthmus of panama?

Vasco de Balboa is the explorer that crossed the Isthmus of Panama. He crossed over land in that area. Now ships can cross that area through the Panama Canal to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.


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What is the isthmus in Central America called?

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