Panama City

Panama City: The Bridge of the World

Panama City is a fascinating metropolis that combines ultramodern skyscrapers with a UNESCO World Heritage old town. Located at the crossroads between North and South America, this Central American capital is home to the famous Panama Canal, one of humanity's most impressive engineering feats. From its exclusive restaurants to its tropical rainforests, Panama offers a unique blend of cosmopolitanism and wild nature.

💡 Fun Facts & History

• 💡The construction of the Panama Canal cost over 25,000 workers' lives. It was the most ambitious and deadly engineering project in modern history.
• 💡Panama is the only place where you can see the sun rise over the Pacific and set over the Atlantic, because the isthmus runs east to west, inverting the oceans.
• 💡With over 1,000 bird species, Panama has more bird diversity than the United States and Canada combined.
• 💡Panama has used the US dollar as official currency since 1904, alongside the Panamanian balboa. All bills are American.
• 💡Casco Viejo was sacked by pirate Henry Morgan in 1671, forcing the city to relocate. The original site is known today as Panamá Viejo.
• 💡San Blas has 365 islands, one for each day of the year. Only 49 are inhabited by the indigenous Guna Yala, who maintain their own autonomy and government.