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Posted in History of Panama on Nov 17th, 2008
Late 16th century saw Panama being known as one of Spain’s richest colonized areas. Gold, pillaged from wealthy Indian nations and even from the fabled Inca Empire, was transported to various counting houses located in Panama. These counting houses, specifically in the Pearl Islands, Panama City and Portobelo, inventoried the loot that was eventually loaded [...]
Posted in History of Panama on Nov 4th, 2008
The regions history can be traced many thousands of years, and after archaelogical digs and finds, it was established that Central Panama was the site of some of the first pottery making villages in the Americas, an example of the predecessors of the region include the Monagrillo culture dating back to 2500-1700 BC. Prior to [...]
Posted in History of Panama, Places in Panama, panama city on Sep 25th, 2008
Casco Antiguo is the old town or Casco Viejo of Panama City. After the original Panama City (Panama Viejo) was destroyed by the pirate Henry Morgan in 1673 the town was relocated. This was the most affluent part of the city for almost 300 years.
Many believe that the area was deserted once the automobile was [...]
