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Arrival
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Arriving
in Panama City can be disconcerting, so unless you are travelling very light or are within walking distance of your hotel, it's best to take a taxi. Spread out along the Bahia de Panama, the city has no real centre, but once you've established your bearings it is relatively easy to find your way around.
San Felipe
and
El Cangrejo
are joined by
Avenida Central
, the city's main thoroughfare, which runs north from San Felipe through the district of Santa Ana then veers northwest, its name changing to
Via Espana
as it continues through the downtown districts of Calidonia, La Exposicion and the residential district of Bella Vista. Several other main avenues run parallel to Av Central: Av Peru, Cuba, Justo Arosemena and, along the seafront, Av Balboa.
Confusingly, most streets in Panama City have at least
two names
: Av Cuba, for instance, is also Av 2 Sur, and the road known universally as Calle 50 is also Av 4 Sur or Av Nicanor de Obarrio. We have used the most common names in our accounts. Other useful information
for tourists (each section contains more specific sub-sections): |
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Panama,
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