Panama City presentation

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Panamá
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2. Loca
tion

3. Panam
á City
Panama city consists of 477,328
inhabitants
The city is at sea level
180 of the tallest 200 skycrapers
of Latin America are located here.

4. Panam
á City

6. Language
The official language is Spanish,
although other languages such as
English and other Caribbean dialects
are spoken due to Panama’s historical
role as the crossroad of the Americas.

7. Religion
LARGEST RELIGION IN PANAMA
Christianity was first introduced in Panama with the arrival of the Spanish
conquistadors. They enforced and promoted their religion as they conquered more
land. The diocese of Panama was founded in 1514 and is one of the oldest in the
Americas. Catholicism is to this day the most practiced religion in the country, but
most of the other Christian denominations can also be found.
OTHER RELIGIONS
FOUND
-Judaism
-Islam
-Hinduism
-Buddhism

8. Places of interest i
Panama City

9. Panama Canal

10. • The Panama Canal is one of the
biggest world’s engineering marvels as it
basically cuts in half a country to connect
two oceans, The Pacific and the Atlantic.
The Canal functions as a water elevator
to raise ships from the sea level to the
Gatún lake and then lower them again to
sea level on the opposite side. The
Canal was started by the French in the
late 1800s and finished by the U.S in
1914. It’s currently under total
Panamanian administration.

11. Panamá la Vieja
This is the original place where the Panama city
was founded in 1519. Its proper name was ''Our Lady of
Ascension of Panama''. The city was attacked many
times by pirates but the Spanish managed to defend it,
until it was destroyed by the British pirate Henry Morgan
in the 1670's. In the model bellow, you can see how the
city was originally.
In present day, all that is left
of the original city is the
monastery's tower that you
can see in the picture. This
site was declared a World
Heritage Site in 1996

12. Casco Antiguo
Casco Viejo was founded in 1673 after the city
of Panama was destroyed by pirates. It was
moved to a more secure location where the
city would be better defended.
In present days Casco Viejo is full of culture,
fancy pubs and restaurants, museums,
historical churches and even a plaza called
''French Plaza'' to remember the French
workers who died during the construction of
the Canal. The French embassy is also
located in this place.

13. Cinta Costera
Cinta Costera is a giant public
space of 53 hecatares that
offers amazing views of the bay
and the Panama city skyline.
It is ideal for relaxation and exercise
as it has baskeball and footbal courts,
bikeways and lots of green areas. It is
also used for important parades and
festivities during the year.

14. Cerro Ancón
The Ancón Hill is the highest
elevation within the city. It’s a
natural reserve of Sloths, deers,
species of tropical birds and
other tropical mamals. It’s a
polular destination for hiking
within the city and usually takes
around 3 hours to get to the top
from where you can have
breathtaking views of the Pacific
Ocean and the city and the
Panama Canal.
Curious fact: The flag in the
Summit of the Hill is the size
of a Basketball field.

15. Calzada de Amador

16. Amador is a long road that connects 3 Islands:
Naos, Perico and Flamenco. It has cicloways,
fishing áreas, Parks, hotels and restaurants where
people go all week long for cycling, kayaking in the
open sea, eat exotic seafood from our gastronomy,
excerise or simply go for a relaxing walk by the sea
after a long day of work.
Curious fact: Amador was created with the
remaining stones material from the blow
ups of the Canal construction and during
the XXth Century, was used as a joint
military base of Panama’s Defence Forces
and the U.S military South Command for
the defense of the Canal against a
Japanese offensive during WW2.

17. Biomuseo
Inside the museum you will find 8 different galleries: The
Showcase of Biodiversity’; ‘The Panamarama’—a 3-level
projection of Panama’s ecosystems; ‘Building the Bridge’,
which explains how Panama was formed; ‘Worlds Collide’—
an exposition on the animals of the region; ‘The Human
Path’—where you can learn about the human history of the
area; ‘Oceans Divided’—an aquarium; ‘The Living Web’—a
15-meter sculpture; and finally “Panama is the Museum,” an
interactive view of the relationship between the cultural and
ecological diversity of Panama.
This beautiful piece of architechture was designed by
the famous architech Frank Gehry, who also designed
many other iconic buildings in the world like the
Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain and the Louis
Vuitton Foundation in Paris. When you visit The
Biomuseo, you’ll get to see Gehry’s first design in Latin
America.

18. Metropolitan National
Park
Panama city is the only city in the world that has a
rainforest within the limits of the city itself. It consists of
230 hectares and it houses over 227 bird species, 45
mamals, 36 snakes and 14 anphibians. It also
contains 284 plant species with trees that reach up
to 35m.

19. Contadora
Luxurious island located in the Pearls Archipelago in the
Gulf of Panama. It is the most famous island in the
archipelago. It offers amazing blue crystalline waters,
pretty beaches, luxurious mansions, hostals and a lot of
panamanian culture. There are a lot of beautiful coral
reefs so people also practice snorkeling here. It is
important to note that the island is only a ferry away or a
20 minute flight from Panama City.

20. How to get
there?
• From Dabrowa Górnicza you must go to the
Katowice Pyrzowice Airport, from there, take a 30 min
flight to Warsaw.
• From Warsaw, a 4 hour flight to Madrid, Spain
• From Madrid finally, a Direct, 10 hour flight to
Panama City’s Tocumen Intl. Airport over the Atlantic
ocean
Important to note: This route is during
COVID times as before the Pandemic
there was a direct flight Warsaw-
Panama City

21. Events of interest i
Panama City

22. Carnaval
consists of the four days preceding the Catholic season of Lent,
a tradition originally celebrated by Roman Catholic societies that
has now become a party for all races and religions. To this very
day, neighborhoods spend this pre-Lenten long weekend
competing in crowning queens through a series of parties,
parades, floats and festive music. Panama has made Carnival
its own through proudly showcasing the culture and tradition that
people wait the year to see and participate.

23. National Parade
November is the national month in Panama. Almost every
national holiday is within this time. Every year, national parades
are held through out the country with the main one being in the
capital city. During this parade people go out to the streets to
see multiple highschool and indipenent bands play. National
protection services like the police, Border patrol and firefighters
also parade the streets.

24. Parade of the
1000 Polleras
The Parade of the Thousand Polleras honors the
important work of Panamanian artisans who try to
maintain our traditions and make the national costume last
from generation to generation. In addition to the parade,
other folkloric events are prepared for visitors to this event.

25. -What was your favorite
event so far?
-What was your favorite
place and which would
you like to visit?

27. Go visit
Panama!
Thank
You!