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Casco Viejo – Panama City

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In and Around Panama City – Our Top Ten

Not Just A Pretty Face

Having returned from Panama City a couple of weeks ago we have been reflecting on just how much there is to see and do. For anyone with two or three days in the city as part of their holiday/trip it’s just a case of deciding what interests you most and [...]

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Panama City – Panama – Casco Viejo and the Plantation Trail.

It’s goodbye Panama tomorrow so the last couple of days we have been fitting in those last ‘must see’ places from our list; one of them is Casco Viejo.
Street Market
The old town of Casco Viejo can be seen from various vantage points throughout the city; Ancon Hill , Amador Causeway and Metropolitan Park, to name [...]

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Panama City – Panama – Amador Causeway

Causeway from the air as we land at Allbrook
Back from  the islands we have come full circle and are staying back in the Balboa district of Panama City for the final leg of our journey.
Marina – Flamenco Island
The Amador Causeway is just a ten minute drive away from here. It is a series of [...]

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Contadora, Panama – The Beaches

Playa Galeon
Contadora is all about the beaches and ocean. Inland (and there isn’t much of it) there is a rough network of roads, at this time of year tinder-dry with little shade. The island is dotted with some spectacular homes and islanders like to mention some of the famous names that have stayed there but, [...]

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The Pearl Islands (Islas Perlas) Panama

Leaving Albrook Airport bound for Contadora
The Pearl Islands lie just about 30 miles off the coast in the Bay of Panama. There are more than 100 of them; some tiny and uninhabited, a few much larger. Apparently lots of them are for sale and come with a price tag of anything from, 2 – 20 [...]

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