![Casco Viejo, also called Casco Antiguo, is Panama City's old town, currently undergoing extensive renovations](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836043.IJKshqj5.PanamaOct10219.jpg) Casco Viejo, also called Casco Antiguo, is Panama City's old town, currently undergoing extensive renovations |
![Plaza Bolivar, Casco Antiguo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836055.qTSLmtyy.PanamaOct10232.jpg) Plaza Bolivar, Casco Antiguo |
![Palacio Bolivar, Casco Viejo (Casco Antiguo)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836051.9TSiFmiS.PanamaOct10228.jpg) Palacio Bolivar, Casco Viejo (Casco Antiguo) |
![Palacio Bolivar](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836052.S8lpEhEx.PanamaOct10229.jpg) Palacio Bolivar |
![Palacio Bolivar](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836072.VGxqdsIg.PanamaOct10261.jpg) Palacio Bolivar |
![Iglesia San Francisco de Asís](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836044.n2EH5z0f.PanamaOct10220.jpg) Iglesia San Francisco de Asís |
![Iglesia San Francisco de Asís](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836046.MGbmp3R9.PanamaOct10223.jpg) Iglesia San Francisco de Asís |
![Iglesia San Francisco de Asís](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836053.SuqbBOuy.PanamaOct10230.jpg) Iglesia San Francisco de Asís |
![Iglesia San Francisco de Asís](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836059.xnVJQyqU.PanamaOct10238.jpg) Iglesia San Francisco de Asís |
![Iglesia San Francisco de Asís](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836050.qezwWUj5.PanamaOct10226.jpg) Iglesia San Francisco de Asís |
![Iglesia San Francisco de Asís](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836056.IFZCfLD5.PanamaOct10235.jpg) Iglesia San Francisco de Asís |
![Teatro Nacional de Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836054.kJFLNoVH.PanamaOct10231.jpg) Teatro Nacional de Panamá |
![Teatro Nacional de Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836047.pVZYxe9Y.PanamaOct10224.jpg) Teatro Nacional de Panamá |
![Teatro Nacional de Panamá - Cervantes](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836049.RqvCPpeA.PanamaOct10225.jpg) Teatro Nacional de Panamá - Cervantes |
![Hotel Colombia, Plaza Bolivar](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836057.w4jzceIT.PanamaOct10236.jpg) Hotel Colombia, Plaza Bolivar |
![Hotel Colombia, Plaza Bolivar - Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836070.Y5nulxAH.PanamaOct10248.jpg) Hotel Colombia, Plaza Bolivar - Casco Viejo |
![Monument to Bolivar's Congress of Panama,1826](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836060.VPCgOetR.PanamaOct10239.jpg) Monument to Bolivar's Congress of Panama,1826 |
![Las Naciones de America al Liberatador Simon Bolivar](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836061.SN14oz75.PanamaOct10240.jpg) Las Naciones de America al Liberatador Simon Bolivar |
![Bolivar Monument, Plaza Bolivar - Casco Viejo, Panama City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836062.wOJGoeQz.PanamaOct10241.jpg) Bolivar Monument, Plaza Bolivar - Casco Viejo, Panama City |
![Bolivar Monument, Plaza Boliva - Casco Antiguo, Panama City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836069.BUpXs9Ed.PanamaOct10247.jpg) Bolivar Monument, Plaza Boliva - Casco Antiguo, Panama City |
![Bolivar held the Congress of Panama in 1826 to forge a common front of the former colonies towards Spain](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836064.XaEJnkM3.PanamaOct10242.jpg) Bolivar held the Congress of Panama in 1826 to forge a common front of the former colonies towards Spain |
![Bolivar Monument, Plaza Boliva](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836065.PXZUoRZV.PanamaOct10242a.jpg) Bolivar Monument, Plaza Boliva |
![Bolivar Monument with the tower of St. Francis of Asisi](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836067.e8HEfbir.PanamaOct10244.jpg) Bolivar Monument with the tower of St. Francis of Asisi |
![Bolivar Monument, Plaza Boliva](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836066.BdGk7njY.PanamaOct10243.jpg) Bolivar Monument, Plaza Boliva |
![Bolivar Decreta La Emancipación De Los Esclavos](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836068.cKcWQE0L.PanamaOct10245.jpg) Bolivar Decreta La Emancipación De Los Esclavos |
![Old house on the side of Plaza Polivar](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836058.cWwIY5Xp.PanamaOct10237.jpg) Old house on the side of Plaza Polivar |
![Restored villa in Casco Viejo overlooking the bay](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836071.zfk0D2M5.PanamaOct10249.jpg) Restored villa in Casco Viejo overlooking the bay |
![Villa in Panama City's old quarter, the Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836073.W7eA6tOk.PanamaOct10262.jpg) Villa in Panama City's old quarter, the Casco Viejo |
![Palacio de las Garzas, Presidencia de la República](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/145588738.3A1FA8ES.PanamaOct10264.JPG) Palacio de las Garzas, Presidencia de la República |
![Presidencia de la República - Casco Viejo, Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836074.DJEzN1Ow.PanamaOct10263.jpg) Presidencia de la República - Casco Viejo, Panamá |
![House on stilts on the north side of Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836045.B6LncHjJ.PanamaOct10221.jpg) House on stilts on the north side of Casco Viejo |
![Plaza Independencia, Panamá-Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836076.RWOMoeu9.PanamaOct10266.jpg) Plaza Independencia, Panamá-Casco Viejo |
![Museo de la Esmeralda (Emerald Museum) Plaza Independencia, Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836083.zVaVSSHW.PanamaOct10270.jpg) Museo de la Esmeralda (Emerald Museum) Plaza Independencia, Casco Viejo |
![Plaza Independencia, Panamá-Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836084.5phq6uT1.PanamaOct10271.jpg) Plaza Independencia, Panamá-Casco Viejo |
![Palacio Municipal, Plaza Independencia-Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836086.OkQYaaT2.PanamaOct10272.jpg) Palacio Municipal, Plaza Independencia-Panamá |
![Palacio Municipal, Plaza Independencia-Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836042.n6dWPR3R.PanamaOct10218.jpg) Palacio Municipal, Plaza Independencia-Panamá |
![City Hall - Panama City, Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836110.L9Lrf9vS.PanamaOct10294.jpg) City Hall - Panama City, Casco Viejo |
![Palacio Municipal, Plaza Independencia-Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836111.KwfDP62a.PanamaOct10295.jpg) Palacio Municipal, Plaza Independencia-Panamá |
![Escultura Obsequiada Por El Artista Italiano Erico Biaga Que Simboliza a la República de Panamá bañada por ambos mares](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836113.TFnIlUrt.PanamaOct10297.jpg) Escultura Obsequiada Por El Artista Italiano Erico Biaga Que Simboliza a la República de Panamá bañada por ambos mares |
![Pro Popula Et Civitat - Panama City Hall](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836109.AVnjpUJe.PanamaOct10293.jpg) Pro Popula Et Civitat - Panama City Hall |
![Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá, Casco Antiguo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836075.cK5ZVbbc.PanamaOct10265.jpg) Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá, Casco Antiguo |
![Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá, Casco Antiguo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836077.s45qdPrF.PanamaOct10267.jpg) Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá, Casco Antiguo |
![Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836078.xIhAtQn0.PanamaOct10268.jpg) Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá |
![Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836041.YvzQn5hO.PanamaOct10217.jpg) Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá |
![Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836080.pHWKrsfs.PanamaOct10269.jpg) Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá |
![Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836088.uRSZHkaQ.PanamaOct10273.jpg) Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá |
![Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá - interior](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836090.TJFiM1vH.PanamaOct10275.jpg) Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá - interior |
![Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá - interior](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836093.KxCUxMO9.PanamaOct10277.jpg) Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá - interior |
![Panama Cathedral - stained glass, San Agustin](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836092.fjRi9U4H.PanamaOct10276.jpg) Panama Cathedral - stained glass, San Agustin |
![Panama Cathedral - stained glass, San Ignacio Del Loyola](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836094.bl9sXK2n.PanamaOct10278.jpg) Panama Cathedral - stained glass, San Ignacio Del Loyola |
![Panama Cathedral - stained glass, Virgen Del Carmen](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836095.aROdELYf.PanamaOct10279.jpg) Panama Cathedral - stained glass, Virgen Del Carmen |
![Panama Cathedral - stained glass, Santa Barbara](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836104.SOYoH8ia.PanamaOct10288.jpg) Panama Cathedral - stained glass, Santa Barbara |
![Panama Cathedral - stained glass, San Antonio](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836106.0uTgwRlC.PanamaOct10290.jpg) Panama Cathedral - stained glass, San Antonio |
![Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá - pietà](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836096.6KQ9NwC8.PanamaOct10280.jpg) Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá - pietà |
![Pietà of Panama Cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836097.DMfHjwOM.PanamaOct10281.jpg) Pietà of Panama Cathedral |
![Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836098.rr9PnYtU.PanamaOct10282.jpg) Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá |
![Main Altar - Panama Cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836099.ib0JBSfv.PanamaOct10283.jpg) Main Altar - Panama Cathedral |
![Santa Marina Dela Antigua - Panama Cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836100.tNdQBNCS.PanamaOct10284.jpg) Santa Marina Dela Antigua - Panama Cathedral |
![Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836101.QcMb32gM.PanamaOct10285.jpg) Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá |
![Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836102.7K1ByXVh.PanamaOct10286.jpg) Catedral Metropolitana de Panamá |
![Pope John Paul II, Panama Cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836103.vtEtluSm.PanamaOct10287.jpg) Pope John Paul II, Panama Cathedral |
![Unrestored building next to the cathedral](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836105.HAlhYKeP.PanamaOct10289.jpg) Unrestored building next to the cathedral |
![Political graffiti in Panama - Martinelli Dictador](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836107.T9h5w5cJ.PanamaOct10291.jpg) Political graffiti in Panama - Martinelli Dictador |
![Building on Plaza Independencia slated for renovation](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836108.fXSad48P.PanamaOct10292.jpg) Building on Plaza Independencia slated for renovation |
![Panama Cathedral, Plaza Independencia](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836112.Les59f1U.PanamaOct10296.jpg) Panama Cathedral, Plaza Independencia |
![Panama Cathedral, Plaza Independencia](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836114.mkbuwDyz.PanamaOct10298.jpg) Panama Cathedral, Plaza Independencia |
![Façade of the ruins of Iglesia La Compañía, Panama-Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836115.IgmDxP8y.PanamaOct10299.jpg) Façade of the ruins of Iglesia La Compañía, Panama-Casco Viejo |
![Ruins of Iglesia La Compañía, Panama-Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836116.n0DEdTXq.PanamaOct10300.jpg) Ruins of Iglesia La Compañía, Panama-Casco Viejo |
![Façade of the ruins of Iglesia La Compañía, Panama-Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836118.5qburQC8.PanamaOct10301.jpg) Façade of the ruins of Iglesia La Compañía, Panama-Casco Viejo |
![Calle 5a Oeste (Calle de San Pedro)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836119.fSuVjbqR.PanamaOct10302.jpg) Calle 5a Oeste (Calle de San Pedro) |
![When they're done, Casco Viejo should be very nice](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836120.wui5MT7p.PanamaOct10303.jpg) When they're done, Casco Viejo should be very nice |
![Balcony, Casco Viejo-Panama City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836121.mavYaMAV.PanamaOct10304.jpg) Balcony, Casco Viejo-Panama City |
![Restored house in Casco Viejo receiving its finishing touches](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836122.JwWQf8EL.PanamaOct10305.jpg) Restored house in Casco Viejo receiving its finishing touches |
![Ruins of Iglesia Santo Domingo, a 17th Century church that burned in 1756 and was never rebuilt](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836123.3eIiIvfD.PanamaOct10306.jpg) Ruins of Iglesia Santo Domingo, a 17th Century church that burned in 1756 and was never rebuilt |
![Ruins of Santo Domingo, Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836124.LWOXgYgk.PanamaOct10307.jpg) Ruins of Santo Domingo, Casco Viejo |
![Ruins of Santo Domingo, Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836125.GwPBYUof.PanamaOct10308.jpg) Ruins of Santo Domingo, Casco Viejo |
![Ruins of Santo Domingo, Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836127.55kY6qO3.PanamaOct10310.jpg) Ruins of Santo Domingo, Casco Viejo |
![Beautifully restored street of the Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836126.G1kMZpFZ.PanamaOct10309.jpg) Beautifully restored street of the Casco Viejo |
![House with two levels of balconies, Calle 2a Oeste, Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836128.9PHPGhxV.PanamaOct10311.jpg) House with two levels of balconies, Calle 2a Oeste, Casco Viejo |
![Calle 2a Oeste, Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836129.o2FrEAKZ.PanamaOct10312.jpg) Calle 2a Oeste, Casco Viejo |
![Calle 2a Oeste, Plaza Carlos V, Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836133.FiKhNexg.PanamaOct10316.jpg) Calle 2a Oeste, Plaza Carlos V, Casco Viejo |
![Avenida A, Casco Viejo-Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836130.1tMRmAKt.PanamaOct10313.jpg) Avenida A, Casco Viejo-Panamá |
![Plaza Carlos V, Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836131.geroZgY5.PanamaOct10314.jpg) Plaza Carlos V, Casco Viejo |
![Plaza Carlos V (Calle 2a Oeste), Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836132.ROC0C3H0.PanamaOct10315.jpg) Plaza Carlos V (Calle 2a Oeste), Casco Viejo |
![A small beach, Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836134.ibIMYcki.PanamaOct10317.jpg) A small beach, Casco Viejo |
![South shore - Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836136.hxHF7Yye.PanamaOct10321.jpg) South shore - Casco Viejo |
![Restored house, Casco Viejo-Panama City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836135.ZJR3aRYw.PanamaOct10319.jpg) Restored house, Casco Viejo-Panama City |
![French Embassy - Plaza Francia, Panama](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836138.DfSfRG87.PanamaOct10323.jpg) French Embassy - Plaza Francia, Panama |
![French Embassy - Plaza Francia, Panama](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836142.S5JCwffH.PanamaOct10330.jpg) French Embassy - Plaza Francia, Panama |
![Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Plaza Francia, Casco Antiguo-Panama City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836137.2CXAPDI2.PanamaOct10322.jpg) Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Plaza Francia, Casco Antiguo-Panama City |
![Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Plaza Francia, Casco Antiguo-Panama City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836141.gBtXXLoQ.PanamaOct10329.jpg) Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Plaza Francia, Casco Antiguo-Panama City |
![Monument Las Bóvedas, Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836146.LKNPatRk.PanamaOct10336.jpg) Monument Las Bóvedas, Casco Viejo |
![Old Panama license plates for sale near Las Bovedas](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836143.1KALCzfb.PanamaOct10331.jpg) Old Panama license plates for sale near Las Bovedas |
![View of Casco Viejo with the cathedral towers from Las Bóvedas](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836144.DLuJfmGh.PanamaOct10333.jpg) View of Casco Viejo with the cathedral towers from Las Bóvedas |
![View of Casco Viejo with the cathedral towers from Las Bóvedas](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836145.hffyRmS9.PanamaOct10334.jpg) View of Casco Viejo with the cathedral towers from Las Bóvedas |
![View of Panama Bay from Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836140.TmYyIxeR.PanamaOct10327.jpg) View of Panama Bay from Casco Viejo |
![View of Panama Bay from Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836139.hfD6qvYW.PanamaOct10325.jpg) View of Panama Bay from Casco Viejo |
![Restoration of a derelict building into the Hotel Antiguo Club Unión, Panama City](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836147.kl4ak6KI.PanamaOct10341.jpg) Restoration of a derelict building into the Hotel Antiguo Club Unión, Panama City |
![Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia, República de Panamá](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836148.eKtPYnck.PanamaOct10342.jpg) Ministerio de Gobierno y Justicia, República de Panamá |
![House for sale - Casco Viejo](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836149.XuUt1HfV.PanamaOct10343.jpg) House for sale - Casco Viejo |
![Still, areas of Casco Viejo (as of 2010) that have not yet been restored, are not the safest areas](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836150.9Ec8pA1w.PanamaOct10344.jpg) Still, areas of Casco Viejo (as of 2010) that have not yet been restored, are not the safest areas |
![Gate to Panama City's small Chinatown](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/129836040.jbfkuRAG.PanamaOct10216.jpg) Gate to Panama City's small Chinatown |