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Ciudad de Panamá y corredor sur: Dream Panama Tours

A growing country

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Dream Panama Tours, Corredor Sur and Panama City

After Chile, Panama is the fastest growing country in Latin America.

Panama is the second most competitive country in the region. Mainly due to its strong banking center and the Panama Canal, now being expanded.
Nowadyas the largest sources of income, besides the Panama Canal, are tourism, industry and service sector with very strong areas such as international trade and banking, in addition to all the services related to maritime activity headed by the Canal.
These services project cargo movement in the Pacific port of Balboa and the sale of fuel and other goods to vessels transiting the Seaway.
While projections suggest growth rates under the current circumstances, the outlook on economic matters is still very attractive for the country.

El Casco Antiguo de Panamá: Dream Panama Tours

The Old Town or El Casco Antiguo

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Casco Antiguo, Panama Republic

The new city of Panama was founded in 1673.

Buildings with spacious balconies, narrow streets with red bricks, centuries-old churches, beautiful ruins, walks and museums, the Old Town or El Casco Antiguo, is today a historic center of tourist and commercial value.
Declared by UNESCO [United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural] Heritage of Humanity, every corner of the Old Town is witnessing a story that marked the rationale of Panamanian forging the identity of the city ​​and Panamanian nationality .
The Old Town was founded in 1673 as the new city of Panama, then arson attacks by pirates this time. It was built with a large wall with fortifications and only two main gates: “La Puerta de Mar” and “La Puerta de Tierra”. Strong fortifications prevented pirate attacks, in 1851 the government decided to dismantle the walls considering that they were no longer needed. Nowadays, a minimun stretch can be appreciated from the Municipal House or Casa de la Municipalidad
In the Old Town there are many sites of interest, where the route is preferable to walk , as they are very close to each other. Among the sites that Panama Dream Tours can take you to visit are the following: Paseo de las Bovedas, Plaza de Francia, Museum of Religious Art, Plaza de la Catedral, Catedral Metropolitana, Panama Canal Museum, Panama History Museum, National Theatre,  San Francisco de Asis Church,  San Jose Church and the Las Garzas Palace.

La Ciudad de Panamá: Dream Panama Tours

The Panama city

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Panama City, Panama Republic

La ciudad de Panamá cuenta con algunos de los edificios más altos de América Latina.

Panama, called by some the “Dubai of America”, is the capital of the Republic and by far the largest and most important city in the country.
Panama stands out for its impressive “skyline” of modern buildings. The Trump Ocean Club Tower, the Star Bay Tower, The Point, the Pearl Tower or and icon of our banking center, the famous Tower F&F, known as “The Bolt or El Tornillo”, are among some of the tallest skyscrapers in Latin America, each with more than 200 meters high.
Founded by Pedro Arias de Davila in 1519, Panama City is located in the province of the same name. There are still some ruins of the first city, which was destroyed by the English Pirate Henry Morgan in 1671.
The city, which confronts the Pacific Ocean, is characterized by lowlands.
As capital, Panama City is the backbone of the economy and culture, with a growing tourism industry.
The infrastructure and urban development is extraordinary, with over 200 buildings scheduled and many other buildings already under construction.