Besides being the central hub for tours going anywhere in the country, Panama City is a fascinating tourist destination in itself. It is also Central America’s most attractive Capital City and a curious blend of old Spain, modern America and the bazaar atmosphere of the East. Best known for the Panama Canal -“The Eighth Wonder of the World,” this lively Latin American city also borders one of Central America’s richest rain forests. Panama City is surrounded by exotic tropical rain forests where you can find over 900 species of birds, tropical flowers, trees insects and mammals. Beaches are as close as 20 minutes. It is the center of economic activity including the commercial and banking sector, ports, shopping centers, hotels, restaurants, casinos and nightclubs.
Panama City is a city of easy cosmopolitan living, a combination of the historic and the ultra-modern. And it is also one of the safest cities in the Americas. There are three parts of Panama City to be discovered: the historical ruins of the 16th century called Panama Viejo, the 17th
century Spanish Colonial Casco Viejo part of the city and the modern skyscraper city with its prosperous business district and a city center full of live and cultural delights. The recent completion of the “cinta costera”, a project to beautify the Bay of Panama City and to provide its citizens will recreation areas has added to the attractiveness of this city for tourists.