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Casco Viejo

Panama City’s restored colonial old town — plazas, rooftops, and the skyline across the bay.

Casco Viejo is Panama City’s restored colonial quarter — a UNESCO district of plazas, churches, and rooftop bars, with the gleaming modern skyline framed across the bay.

It’s the best of old and new Panama in a few walkable blocks, and a fine place to wait out the Darién shipping logistics.

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