Announced: Aug. 23, 2002
Groundbreaking, site dedication: Oct. 20, 2005, by Elder Spencer V. Jones of the Seventy
Location: Cardenas, Corozal, Corregimiento de Ancon, entering through the Ministerio De Education, Panama City, Panama
Site: 6.96 acres
Exterior finish: China stone and art-glass windows
Temple design: Classical
Architect: Mallol & Mallol of Panama City and Naylor Wentworth Lund of Salt Lake City
Construction adviser: Duane Cheney
Contractor: Diaz and Guardia Panama
Rooms: Celestial room, baptistry, two ordinance rooms, two sealing rooms
Total floor area: 18,943 square feet
Dimensions: 90-feet by 103-feet, height of spire 111 feet
District: 42,741 Latter-day Saints in eight stakes and six districts in Panama
