Panamá Viejo
Panamá Viejo, also known as Panamá la Vieja, is the remaining part of the original Panama City, the former capital of Panama, which was destroyed in 1671 by the Welsh privateer Henry Morgan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: archaeological site
- Also known as: “La Vieja Panama”, “Old Panama”, “Panamá Hirió”, and “Panamá Vieja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Panamá Viejo Cathedral and Casa Terrín.
Panamá Viejo Cathedral
Archaeological site
Photo: Carlos Siu, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Panamá Viejo Cathedral is an archaeological site, which is situated 510 metres east of Panamá Viejo.
Casa Terrín
Archaeological site
Casa Terrín is an archaeological site, which is situated 450 metres east of Panamá Viejo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Metropolitan Natural Park and Costa del Este.
Metropolitan Natural Park
Photo: kalium, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Metropolitan Natural Park is a protected natural area that is entirely within Panama City, the capital of Panama. It is the only national park in Latin America that is within a major city.
Costa del Este
Quarter
Photo: 123Hollic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Costa del Este is a neighbourhood in Panama City, Panama, located in the township of Juan Díaz near the border of Parque Lefevre. It features underground wiring, some residential areas which are gated, a separate plant for processing waste water, etc.
San Miguelito District
Suburb
Photo: Fernandofrancisco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Miguelito is a city and district of Panamá Province in Panama. The population according to the 2000 census was 293,745; the latest official estimate is 375,409. San Miguelito District is situated 5 km north of Panamá Viejo.
Panamá Viejo
- Categories: archaeological site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Corregimiento Parque Lefevre, Panamá District, Panamá Province, Panama, Central America, North America
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Vietnamese—“Panamá Viejo” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Panamá Viejo”
- Belarusian: “Панама-Віеха”
- Belarusian: “Старая Панама”
- Catalan: “Panamá la Vieja”
- Chinese: “老巴拿馬城”
- Chinese: “老巴拿马城”
- Danish: “Panamá Viejo”
- Dutch: “Archeologisch gebied Panamá Viejo en historisch district Panamá”
- Dutch: “Panama Viejo”
- Dutch: “Panamá Viejo”
- Esperanto: “Malnova Panamurbo”
- French: “Panamá Viejo”
- Georgian: “პანამა ვიეხო”
- Georgian: “პანამა-ვიეხო”
- German: “Panamá la Vieja”
- German: “Panamá Viejo”
- Hebrew: “פנמה וייחו”
- Hebrew: “פנמה לה וייחה”
- Indonesian: “Panamá Viejo”
- Italian: “Panama Viejo”
- Italian: “Panamá Viejo”
- Japanese: “パナマ・ビエホ”
- Korean: “파나마 비에호”
- Latvian: “Vecā Panama”
- Lithuanian: “Senoji Panama”
- Maltese: “Panamá Viejo”
- Polish: “Panamá Viejo”
- Portuguese: “Panamá Viejo”
- Portuguese: “Sítio Arqueológico de Panamá Viejo”
- Russian: “Панама-Вьехо”
- Slovenian: “Panamá Viejo”
- Spanish: “Panamá la Vieja”
- Spanish: “Panamá La Vieja”
- Spanish: “Panamá Viejo”
- Swedish: “Panama Viejo”
- Swedish: “Panamá Viejo”
- Turkish: “Panamá Viejo”
- Ukrainian: “Панама-В’єха”
- Ukrainian: “Панама-В’єхо”
- Ukrainian: “Стара Панама”
- Vietnamese: “Panamá Viejo”
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