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Casco Viejo, Panama City

Panama Panamá San Felipe

Casco Viejo, Panama City
Photo: Dronepicr, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The colonial old town of Panama City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with restored buildings, churches, plazas and rooftop bars looking across the bay to the modern skyline.


The Biomuseo, designed by Frank Gehry, is on the Amador Causeway. Panamá Viejo has the ruins of the original city.

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