Casco Viejo also known as Casco Antiguo or San Felipe, is the historic district of Panama City

Panama City

Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...

. Completed and settled in 1673, it was built following the near-total destruction of the original Panamá city, Panamá Viejo

Panama Viejo

Panamá Viejo is the remaining part of the old Panama City and former capital of the country. It is located in the suburbs of the modern city. Together with the historical district of Panamá, it forms a World Heritage Site.-History:...

 in 1671, when the latter was attacked by pirates. It was designated a World Heritage Site in 1997.

History

Panama city was founded on August 15 of 1519 and it lasted one hundred and fifty-two years. On January of 1671, the Governor Juan Perez de Guzman had it set on fire, before the attack and looting by the pirate Henry Morgan. In 1672, Antonio Fernández de Córdoba initiated the construction of a new city, which was then founded on January 21, 1673. This city was built on a peninsula completely isolated by the sea and a defensive system of walls. Today this place preserves the first institutions and buildings of the modern city of Panama. It is known as Casco Viejo (Spanish for Old Town).

Main sights

• La Catedral Metropolitana is the main catholic temple in Panama city.
• El Palacio de las Garzas
  Palacio de las Garzas
  The Palacio de las Garzas is the governmental office and residence of the President of Panama. It receives its name because of herons roamming freely in the courtyard...
  
  , is the governmental office and residence of the President of Panama.
• Church and Convent of Saint Francis of Assisi.
• Church of San José
• Church of La Merced
• Church and Convent of Santo Domingo: The Flat Arch
• Church and convent of the Society of Jesus.
• Palacio Municipal , which dates from the beginning of the XX century.
• Palacio Nacional
• National Theater
• Panama Canal Museum
  Panama Canal Museum
  The Panama Canal Museum is a non-profit and public museum located in Panama City, Panama. Established in 1997, the museum is devoted to the history of the construction of the Panama Canal in its various stages, including the first French construction attempt, the later construction by the United...
  
  
• Palacio Bolívar
• Góngora House
• Plaza Bolívar
• Plaza Herrera
• Plaza de Francia
• Plaza de la Independencia