Culture Panama City

1 culture

1.1 world heritage sites

1.1.1 panamá viejo
1.1.2 casco viejo or casco antiguo


1.2 literature
1.3 art
1.4 tourism
1.5 sports

culture
world heritage sites

file:archaeological site of panamá viejo , historic district of panamá


panamá viejo

panamá viejo ( old panama ) name used architectural vestiges of monumental historic complex of first spanish city founded on pacific coast of americas pedro arias de avila on august 15, 1519. city starting point expeditions conquered inca empire in peru in 1532. stopover point on 1 of important trade routes in history of american continent, leading famous fairs of nombre de dios , portobelo, of gold , silver spain took americas passed through.

casco viejo or casco antiguo

built , settled in 1671 after destruction of panama viejo privateer henry morgan, historic district of panama city (known casco viejo, casco antiguo, or san felipe) conceived walled city protect settlers against future pirate attacks. designated world heritage site unesco in 2003.

casco antiguo displays mix of architectural styles reflect country s cultural diversity: caribbean, republican, art deco, french, , colonial architecture mix in site comprising around 800 buildings. of panama city s main monuments located in casco antiguo, including salón bolivar, national theater (founded in 1908), las bóvedas, , plaza de francia. there many catholic buildings, such metropolitan cathedral, la merced church, , st. philip neri church. distinctive golden altar @ st. joseph church 1 of few items saved panama viejo during 1671 pirate siege. buried in mud during siege , secretly transported present location.

the cinta costera 3 in casco viejo

undergoing redevelopment, old quarter has become 1 of city s main tourist attractions, second panama canal. both government , private sectors working on restoration. president ricardo martinelli built extension cinta costera maritime highway viaduct in 2014 named cinta costera 3 around casco antiguo.

before cinta costera 3 project built there protests. of controversy surrounding project involved possibility casco viejo lose world heritage status. on june 28, 2012, unesco decided casco viejo not put on list of world heritage sites in danger.

literature

according professor rodrigo miró, first story panama written gonzalo fernández de oviedo y valdés , published part of historia general y natural de las indias in 1535. poets , novelists born in panamá city manuel maría ayala (1785–1824), amelia denis de icaza (1836–1911), darío herrera (1870–1914), ricardo miró (1883–1940), gaspar octavio hernández (1893–1918), demetrio korsi (1899–1957), ricardo bermúdez (1914–2000), joaquín beleño (1922–88), ernesto endara (1932–), diana morán (1932–87), josé córdova (1937–), pedro rivera (1939–), moravia ochoa lópez (1941–), roberto fernández iglesias (1941–), jarl ricardo babot (1946–), giovanna benedetti (1949–), manuel orestes nieto (1951–), moisés pascual (1955–), héctor miguel collado (1960–), david robinson orobio (1960–), katia chiari (1969–), carlos oriel wynter melo (1971–), josé luis rodríguez pittí (1971–), arturo wong sagel (1980–) , sofía santim (1982–).

art

one of important panamanian artists alfredo sinclair. has worked on 50 years in abstract art , has produced 1 of important artistic collections in country. daughter, olga sinclair, has followed in footsteps , has become force in panamanian art. prominent panamanian artist guillermo trujillo, known worldwide abstract surrealism. brooke alfaro panamanian artist known throughout world uniquely rendered oil paintings. prominent artist mario calvit, known 1 of great painters of generation flourished in country between decades of 1950 , 1970.

tourism

tourism in panama city includes many different historic sites , locations related operation of panama canal. few of these sites following:

las bóvedas ( vaults ), waterfront promenade jutting out pacific;
the national institute of culture building , french embassy across it;
the cathedral @ plaza de la catedral;
teatro nacional, intimate performance center outstanding natural acoustics , seating 800 guests;
museo del canal interoceánico (interoceanic canal museum); and
palacio de las garzas (heron s palace), official name of presidential palace, named numerous herons inhabit building.
miraflores visitors center @ miraflores set of locks on pacific side, museum , simulator of ship cruising canal.

in addition these tourist attractions, panama city offers many different options when comes hotel accommodations, including first waldorf astoria hotel open in latin america, , many small boutique style hotels have smaller numbers of guest rooms , offer more intimate vacation. nightlife in city centered around calle uruguay , casco viejo neighborhoods. these neighborhoods contain variety of different bars , nightclubs cater tourists visiting city.

one of newer tourist areas of city area east of pacific entrance of canal, known amador causeway. area being developed tourist center , nightlife destination. smithsonian tropical research institute operates station , small museum open public @ culebra point on island of naos. new museum, biomuseo, completed on causeway in 2014. designed american architect frank gehry, famous guggenheim museum bilbao , disney concert hall in los angeles. outside city limits parque municipal summit.

the united states state department not recommend traveling outside of city due lack of accessibility areas , prevalence of organized crime. within city, state department acknowledges presence of crimes in city, of include violent acts such shootings, rape, armed robbery, , intentional kidnapping. united states state department warns tourists purchasing of counterfeited or pirated goods, may in violation of local panamanian laws. in terms of lgbt rights in city, same sex marriage not recognized government there laws in place prevent discrimination against lgbt community.

sports

the plaza amador crest.

throughout 20th century, panama city has excelled in boxing, baseball, basketball, , soccer. these sports have produced famous athletes such roberto durán, rommel fernández, rolando blackman, mariano rivera, , rod carew. today, these sports have clubs , associations manage development in city. panama metro city s baseball team. there boxing training centers in different gyms throughout city s neighborhoods. there many football clubs, such as:

alianza
chorrillo
plaza amador
tauro
chepo

the city has 4 professional teams in country s second level league, liga nacional de ascenso:

atlético nacional
deportivo genesis
millenium
río abajo

there 2 main stadiums in panama city, national baseball stadium (also known rod carew stadium) , rommel fernández stadium, capacities of 27,000 , 32,000 respectively. additionally, roberto durán arena has capacity of 18,000.