Panama city beach house rentals

Panama city beach house rentals

Why not buy a beach house in cool histroic glamrous city of Panama. It is city that is attracting tourism. Plus beach houses can be found on the city capital. The warm Central American climate makes it ia great place for vacation or hoilday. Beaches houses in the beaches of Panama can be great place to enjoy the beach culture of Panama.

Panama City (Spanish: Ciudad de Panamá) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 708,738, with a total metro population of 1,063,000, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. Panama City is the political and administrative center of the country.

Panama is a very multicultural place, with large populations from many different parts of the world. Spanish is spoken by most, and many speak some form of English. There's great shopping, from high-end stores in the malls around Paitilla and in the banking district around Via Espana, to veritable bargains around La Central (Central Avenue, now turned into a pedestrian walkway) and the Los Pueblos outdoor mall. You can find many ethnic stores (mostly Chinese and Indian), in certain parts of the City.

The city has numerous tourist attractions including world-class hotels and restaurants. Particularly interesting for tourists are various sites located in the old quarter (also commonly referred to as "Casco Viejo", "Casco Antiguo" or "San Felipe"), including

Attractions:

Panama Canal. The easiest and cheapest is to go to the Miraflores locks, and just watch boats go by. You can also take a train along the canal, or obviously take a boat! A cab to Miraflores locks will cost around $15, or less if your Spanish is good.
Casco Viejo. Casco Viejo is the historic part of town, where you will find many colonial style government buildings, cathedrals and museums.
Panama Viejo. The site of the ruins of the old city.
Amador Causeway. The Amador Causeway connects the three islands to the mainland. From the causeway, there is a lovely view of Panama City, and the Puente de las Americas. Many Panamanians like to spend their weekends jogging, riding a bicycle or roller-blading down the causeway, or having a meal or drinks in one of the many restaurants and bars on the islands.
Mi Pueblitos. This museum showcases the different ethnicities of Panama.

Las Bóvedas, literally The Vaults, a waterfront promenade jutting out into the Pacific;
A Panamanian colonial village in Casco ViejoThe National Institute of Culture Building and across from it, the French Embassy;
The Cathedral on Plaza de la Catedral;
Teatro Nacional, a recently renovated performance center, with outstanding natural acoustics; It provides an intimate performance environment and seating for about 800 guests.
Museo del Canal Interoceánico (Interoceanic Canal Museum);
Numerous restaurants located near the French embassy.
Palacio de las Garzas (Heron's Palace), the official name of the presidential palace. There are real herons in the compound.

Downtown Panama, seen from the pier of the yacht club
Casco Viejo, seen from Cerro AncónThe area immediately east of the Pacific entrance of the canal--known as the Amador Causeway[7]-- is currently being developed as a major tourist center. Currently the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute operates a station and a small museum open to the public on Culebra Island, just off the island of Naos (See inset). A new museum, The Bridge of Life Museum, is currently under construction on the causeway. The Bridge of Life Museum was designed by the American architect Frank Gehry famous for the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and the Disney Concert Center in Los Angeles and it is scheduled to be completed in 2009.

Panama City is located between the Pacific Ocean and many tropical rain forests. The Parque Natural Metropolitano (Metropolitan Nature Park), stretching from Panama city along the Panama Canal, has several unique bird species and other animals such as tapir, puma, alligators, etc.

Panama La Vieja (Old Panama) is the name used for the architectural vestiges of the Monumental Historic Complex of the first Spanish city founded on the Pacific coast of the Americas by Pedro Arias de Avila on 15 August 1519. This city was the starting point of the expeditions that conquered the Inca Empire in Peru (1532).