Best Historical and Cultural Sites in Panama

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Panama's past is one of the country's undeniably prolific signatures. If you're visiting this tropical paradise, don't leave without seeing these famous landmarks and historic monuments.

Casco Viejo, Panama La Vieja, Fort San Lorenzo, Iglesia de San José, and several more attractions are waiting for you.

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Portobelo town and forts

UNESCO world heritage site showcasing great examples of the military architecture of the 17th-18th century. Portobelo was one of the main ports for gold and silver trade ...

Casco Viejo

The Old Town is the colonial city of Panama. Founded in 1673 after the original settlement of the Pacific (Panama La Vieja) was looted by the pirate Henry Morgan. It remained the center of Panamanian life for almost 300 years, until 1930, when the Casco Antiguo began to decline in a rather regional trend that included several old neighborhoods in Latin America where its wealthy population began to move to the suburbs. The reasons for this exodus were ty...

Castillo de San Lorenzo

It was through this river that the pirate Henry Morgan arrived in the city of Panama "La Vieja" to loot it. To reach it, it is necessary to pass over the Gatun locks and enter Fuerte Sherman, a military exbase, surrounded by a thick jungle rich in species diversity. It is an ideal place for bird watching. The Fuerte is located on the right bank of the Chagres River and the entrance by land, from the town of Chagres, is done by means of a drawbridge that was over a pit about six meters deep.

Cafe Coca Cola

The Coca-Cola cafe is an old-school diner serving up hearty platefuls of rice, beans and the featured meat of the day. It has been the oldest cafe in Panama City (Est. 1875) and you have fed famous visitors like Che Guevara. Give it to try if you're feeling The cafeteria is full of stories. Millionaires and backpackers have entered through the doors of the Coca Cola Cafe...

Butterfly Haven El Valle De Anton

Butterflies are perhaps the most universally loved and inspirational of all creatures. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Chinese considerer butterflies to be a sign of joy, love, and spiritual transcendence. In fact, while there are over one million know species of animals in the world, none change more as they grow (actually transform) than the butterfly...

Panama Canal Administration Building

The Panama Canal Administration Building is the head quarters of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and has become a national landmark due to its importance in Panamanian e...

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Miraflores Visitors Center

Miraflores Locks are on the Pacific side of the canal and are the closest to Panama city. Here you will witness the ships transiting the canal and learn all about its his...

Museum of Penonomena History and Tradition

Penonome Museum tries to capture life in pre-Columbian Panama party that archaeological studies based on ceramics and lithics establish three regions and the province of Coclé is in the central, which also include the Saints, Herrera, Veraguas and the West of Panama.

Mi Pueblito

Located at the southeastern foot of Cerro Ancón, Mi Pueblito is a mock village depicting three Panamanian cultures: Afro-Caribbean, the interior region, and indigenous groups. At the main entrance is a colonial Spanish hacienda-style building with displays of polleras, both antique and new, plus roped-off interiors with various and sundry antique household items placed to give visitors an idea of life during the 19th century.

The Renovated Walk of Amador Causeway

Panama-tourism recommends: Visiting the renewed Calzada de Amador or Causeway, is one of the main attractions of Panama today, built during the year 1,913 with the material extracted from the construction of the Panama Canal (Culebra Cut). Today, it is the preferred place for recreation (bicycle, walking, skating and others) and outdoor entertainment.

Templo Baha'i

Parallel to the development of the Bahá’í community around the world, Bahá’í Houses of Worship have been established in each continent. During the 19th and 20th centuries, eight Temples were erected— in Turkmenistan, the United States, Uganda, Australia, Germany, Panama, Western Samoa and India— pending only the construction of a House of Worship in South America. In the 1950s, plans were made to locate that temple in Chile. The long-awaited process leading to the construction of the Temple began in 2001. Construction concluded in 2016 thereby culminating the era of the continental Bahá’í Houses of Worship. Alongside the central structure of the House of Worship, which is dedicated to prayer and the remembrance of God, various dependencies dedicated to social, humanitarian, educational and scientific activities will gradually be established for the benefit and wellbeing of society. Now that the construction of the continental Temples has concluded, first steps are being taken to establish local and national Houses of Worship in various localities around the world.

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Portobelo town and forts

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Castillo de San Lorenzo

Cafe Coca Cola

Butterfly Haven El Valle De Anton

Panama Canal Administration Building

Miraflores Visitors Center

Museum of Penonomena History and Tradition

Mi Pueblito

The Renovated Walk of Amador Causeway

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