El Cangrejo

El Cangrejo is a neighborhood in , , . El Cangrejo is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vía Argentina metro station and Iglesia del Carmen metro station.

Metro station
Photo: ArnoldReinhold, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vía Argentina is a Panama Metro station on Line 1. It was one of the metro network's first 11 stations, opened on 5 April 2014 and commencing operations the following day.

Metro station
Photo: Mariordo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iglesia del Carmen is a Panama Metro station on Line 1. It was one of the metro network's first 11 stations, opened on 5 April 2014 and commencing operations the following day.

School
is a British international school in , . The school, located in Edison Park on Via Transistmica, has over 1500 students as of 2026.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Panama City and Metropolitan Natural Park.

Photo: 123Hollic, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capital of and the most populous city in the country, it is located on the Pacific coast, near the entrance of the Panama Canal.

Photo: kalium, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a protected natural area that is entirely within , the capital of . It is the only national park in Latin America that is within a major city.

Quarter
Photo: ADelBarrioB, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capital of and the most populous city in the country, it is located on the Pacific coast, near the entrance of the Panama Canal. is situated 4 km south of El Cangrejo.

El Cangrejo

Latitude
8.98877° or 8° 59′ 20″ north
Longitude
-79.52677° or 79° 31′ 36″ west
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PA ELC
Open location code
67W2XFQF+G7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 444837940
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
3711241
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Satellite Map

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