The historic site of the first Spanish city on the American Pacific coast, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its partially reconstructed ruins offer insight into Panama’s colonial origins and help explain why the capital was moved to the Casco Antiguo following Henry Morgan’s attack.
The historic site of the first Spanish city on the American Pacific coast, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its partially reconstructed ruins offer insight into Panama’s colonial origins and help explain why the capital was moved to the Casco Antiguo following Henry Morgan’s attack.
Visit the ruins of Panamá Viejo, the first city founded on the Pacific coast in 1519 and destroyed by the pirate Henry Morgan in 1671.
Take a guided tour of the cathedral tower, the stone walls, and the sites that preserve the colonial legacy of the isthmus.
Attraction admission isn't included in the tour price: you pay it separately, on site.
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