Casco Viejo (Spanish for Old Quarter), also known as Casco Antiguo or San Felipe, is the historic district of Panama City. Completed and settled in 1673, it was built following the near-total destruction of the original city, now known as Panamá Viejo in 1671. The original town was attacked by British pirates. Along with the ruins of Panamá Viejo, Casco Viejo was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

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Panama City, or Ciudad de Panamá, is a scenic Latin American metropolis located on the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Panama Canal. It serves as a regional and global financial center and the capital of the Republic of Panama.

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Panama City, or Ciudad de Panamá, is a scenic Latin American metropolis located on the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Panama Canal. It serves as a regional and global financial center and the capital of the Republic of Panama.

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Casco Viejo (Spanish for Old Quarter), also known as Casco Antiguo or San Felipe, is the historic district of Panama City. Completed and settled in 1673, it was built following the near-total destruction of the original city, now known as Panamá Viejo in 1671. The original town was attacked by British pirates. Along with the ruins of Panamá Viejo, Casco Viejo was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.

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Panama City, or Ciudad de Panamá, is a scenic Latin American metropolis located on the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Panama Canal. It serves as a regional and global financial center and the capital of the Republic of Panama.

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Vasco Núñez de Balboa (ca. 1475-ca. January 12, 1519) was a Spanish explorer, governor, and conquistador. He is best known for having crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the Pacific Ocean in 1513, becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World.

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Panama City, or Ciudad de Panamá, is a scenic Latin American metropolis located on the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Panama Canal. It serves as a regional and global financial center and the capital of the Republic of Panama.

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This former railroad station is today a McDonald's.

Panama City, or Ciudad de Panamá, is a scenic Latin American metropolis located on the Pacific Ocean to the east of the Panama Canal. It serves as a regional and global financial center and the capital of the Republic of Panama.

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