Panamá Viejo and Historic District
Also known as Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv), (vi).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Panama
Inscribed
1997
Area
57 ha
In preparation
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Panamá Viejo and Historic District is in Panama City. The nearest other World Heritage site is Panamá Transisthmian Route, about 1 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Panama City · about 1,281,000 peopleabout 2 km north-east
- Balboa · about 63,000 peopleabout 3 km west
- Colón · about 204,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Penonome · about 29,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
- Chitré · about 44,000 peopleabout 150 km south-west
- Santiago · about 46,000 peopleabout 180 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PanamaCultural1 km away
PanamaCultural68 km away
PanamaNatural258 km away
ColombiaNatural292 km away
PanamaNatural297 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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