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Category: Panama

Panama

Spanish Exploration and Conquest of the Americas

Spains explorers

In 1492 Christopher Columbus first arrived in the Americas searching for a more direct route to Asia. Little did he know that his voyage would spark a process of colonization and conquest over more than three centuries that would transform the Americas. In the process the Spanish Empire decimated the established civilisations and native peoples, plundering and extracting unheard of amounts of wealth.

Casco Viejo, Panama

Plaza Bolivar, Casco Viejo, Panama City, Panama

Casco Viejo, Panama Casco Viejo—“old quarter”, also called Casco Antiguo or San Felipe—is a neighbourhood in Panama City in Central America that has been inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 1997. This is the historic district and cultural centre of Panama, built in 1673 after the original site of Panama City, […]

Panama City, Panama

Bridge of the Americas at Panama Canal Pacific entrance Panama

Panama City is the capital and largest city of Panama, a country in Central America located on a narrow land mass (Isthmus of Panama) that connects North and South America.