The Point, Panama City

Worth seeing in and around The Point, Panama City

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Panamá Viejo

   Panamá Viejo, also known as Panamá la Vieja, is the remaining part of the original Panama City, the former capital of Panama, which was destroyed in 1671 by the Welsh privateer Henry Morgan. It is located in the suburbs of the current capital.

   5.4 km · archaeological site · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Estadio Rommel Fernández

   The Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez Stadium, named after the Panamanian football star Rommel Fernández, is a multi-purpose stadium in Panama City. It is used for different sports, but mainly football games.

   9 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   University of Panama

   The University of Panama is a public university in Panama City, Panama. It was founded on October 7, 1935.

   2.2 km · university in Panama · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ancon Hill

   Ancón Hill is a 199 metres high hill that overlooks Panama City, Panama, adjacent to the township of Ancón. It was used for administration of the Panama Canal and was under U.S. jurisdiction as a part of the Panama Canal Zone until being returned to Panama in 1977.

   3.8 km · mountain in Panama · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Panama Canal Authority

   The Panama Canal Authority is the agency of the government of Panama responsible for the operation and management of the Panama Canal. The ACP took over the administration of the canal from the Panama Canal Commission, the joint US–Panama agency that managed the canal, on December 31, 1999, when the canal was handed over from the United States to Panama as per the Torrijos–Carter Treaties.

   4.3 km · group managing the Panama Canal · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Metropolitan Cathedral of Panama City

   The Metropolitan Archcathedral Basilica of Santa María la Antigua is a Catholic church located in the old town of Panama City in Panama. It was consecrated in 1796, although construction work began in 1688, 108 years earlier.

   2.8 km · cathedral in Panama City, Panama · Wikipedia
7. 07
   F&F Tower

   The F&F Tower is a 242.9-meter 52-story office skyscraper completed in 2011 in Panama City, Panama designed by Pinzon Lozano & Asociados Arquitectos. The tower is constructed of glass and reinforced concrete.

   1.3 km · building in Panama · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Martyrs' Day

   Martyrs' Day is a Panamanian day of national mourning which commemorates the January 9, 1964 protests over the sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone. The protest started after a Panamanian flag was torn and students were killed during a conflict with Canal Zone Police officers and Canal Zone residents.

   4.5 km · public holiday in Panama commemorating people who died during the riots over sovereignty in the Canal Zone in 1964 · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Panama Canal expansion project

   The Panama Canal expansion project, also called the Third Set of Locks Project, doubled the capacity of the Panama Canal by adding a new traffic lane, enabling more ships to transit the waterway, and increasing the width and depth of the lanes and locks, allowing larger ships to pass. The new ships, called New Panamax, are about one and a half times larger than the previous Panamax size and can carry over twice as much cargo.

   8 km · 2007-16 construction of larger locks on Panama Canal · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Estadio Nacional de Panamá

    Rod Carew National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Panama City, Panama. The stadium has a capacity of 27,000 and was built in 1999.

    8.4 km · stadium in Panama · Wikipedia

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Getting to The Point, Panama City

Airports

Tocumen (PTY), 19 km

Stations

Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport, 4.1 km · Albrook (Panama Metro), 3.5 km · Lotería (Panama Metro), 2 km

• San Andrés → The Point, Panama City

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• Cartagena → The Point, Panama City

  2454 km · quickest by air, 15h 2m · COL$1,010,700–1,566,630
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• San José (Alajuela) → The Point, Panama City

  2145 km · quickest by air, 17h 22m · $790–1,150
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