Panama vieja, is a bundle of history and a very nice experience; I highly recommend the visit. There's a visitor center, but if you drive must pay attention since there are not enough signs, start your archaeological experience there, you'll be amazed. Lots of pirat stories, treasures, battles and some humor too. Walk to the ruins, ok !! a ...

Great experience. Exciting and vibrant. Everything J'aime Carlson said is still true.
Very alive and atmospheric. Panama Viejo is a World Heritage site. Great food. Slight sense of danger (unfounded). Nice people. It doesn't rain all day in the rainy season. It ia also fairly easy to visit the other many interesting regions in Panama outside the city.

Casco Viejo is a neighborhood where you will absorb history and culture just by wandering around. Every corner has something of historical significance that relates the construction of the Canal or the foundation of the Republic of Panama. Referred to interchangeably as "Casco Viejo," "Casco Antiguo" or "San Felipe," ...