The Consulate of Colombia in Colón is a consular office of Colombia in Colón, run by staff of Colombia’s foreign service. Colombia’s embassy is in Punta Pacífica, Panama City.
Contact Details
| Address | Centro Comercial Atlantic Plaza, Local 101, Colón, Panama |
| Telephone | +507 441 8057 +507 441 6170 +507 6370 2223 |
| Fax | +507 441 0114 |
| ccolon@cancilleria.gov.co | |
| Website | colon.consulado.gov.co |
Opening Hours
According to the consulate’s website, the consular office’s opening hours are 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; the days of the week are not specified. Closed on public holidays in Panama.
Location of the Consulate
Before your visit
- Opening hours: 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (days of the week not specified by the consulate’s website).
About the Consulate of Colombia in Colón
The details shown come from the consulate’s website. The consulate’s own website calls it the Consulado General de Colombia en Colón; it also gives a free line within Panama, 00800 057 0054. Appointments can be requested by WhatsApp on +507 6370 2223. Colombia also has a consular office in Jaqué, a consulate general in Panama City, a consular office in Puerto Obaldía and an honorary consulate in David in Panama.
Documents checklist
The most frequent applications and the documents the Colombian authorities ask for:
Colombian passport (application abroad)
- Abroad, only Colombian consulates issue passports – the application and the collection are in person
- Original cédula de ciudadanía (or the original contraseña receipt if you do not have the card yet)
- To collect the passport: original Colombian ID and the payment receipt
- Ordinary passports are valid for 10 years; processing at consulates takes about 8 working days
- Minors: accompanied by a parent or legal representative with their cédula; a third party needs a special power of attorney from both parents (apostilled and translated into Spanish if made abroad)
Sources: Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – passports, Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – passport requirements (checked October 2026). Requirements and fees can change and individual posts may ask for more – confirm the current list with the consulate.
Other consulates in Colón
3 other countries are represented in Colón: Peru (honorary), Poland (honorary), Spain (honorary).
Closing days
Public holidays in Panama are New Year’s Day, Martyrs’ Day (9 January), Carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, Labour Day (1 May), Separation Day (3 November), Colón Day (5 November), the First Cry of Independence (10 November), Independence Day (28 November), Mothers’ Day (8 December), the National Day of Mourning (20 December) and Christmas Day, plus the day a new president takes office (1 July every five years, next in 2029). Under the Labour Code, a holiday that falls on a Sunday is observed on the following Monday. The office may also close on public holidays of Colombia.
Emergency assistance
In Panama, dial 911 for ambulance, fire and police; the fire service can also be reached on 103 and the police on 104 (GOV.UK travel advice).
Diplomatic missions of Colombia in Panama
Colombia in Panama
Measured in a straight line from Colón, the nearest other Colombian office is the Consulate General in Panama City (about 60 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Colón.
- Panama City (60 km) – Embassy of Colombia in Panama
- Colón – Consulate (this page)
- Jaqué (280 km) – Consulate
- Panama City (60 km) – Consulate General
- Puerto Obaldía (280 km) – Consulate
- David (300 km) – Honorary Consulate
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Details checked on 26 October 2026. Sources: Consulate of Colombia in Colón – contact channels (consulado.gov.co), Labour Code of Panama, article 46 (Law 55 of 2001, Gaceta Oficial No. 24431), Law 291 of 2022 (Gaceta Oficial No. 29507-B), GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Panama (getting help), colon.consulado.gov.co.
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