Photo: La Prensa Latina
The tower of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, a 30-meter-tall former bell tower, greets tourists visiting the ruins of Panama Viejo, the first European city in the Pacific, founded in 1519, and an important commercial hub between the Old and New Worlds. Panama Viejo and the Casco Antiguo (Spanish for Old Quarter) of Panama City were major commercial ports that connected Spain and America.
Categories: Panama
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