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Pan-American Highway
The world's longest motorable road stretching approximately 30,000 kilometers from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Panama City
Panamá, Panama · North America
About Panama City
Panama City works well as a base: 5 minutes from Curundú, 1km from Pan-American Highway.
Panama City is in Panamá, Panama, with about 410,000 people. The nearest town is Curundú, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Panama City?
Within an hour or so of Panama City: Pan-American Highway (1 km), Casco Viejo (5 km), Bridge of the Americas (7 km), Biomuseo (7 km).
Where is Panama City?
Panama City is in Panamá, Panama, about 4 km from Curundú.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 408,168
- Continent
- North America
- Country
- Panama
- Region
- Panamá
- Timezone
- America/Panama
- Coordinates
- 8.9936, -79.5197
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Worth the detour from Panama City
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Casco Viejo
Panama City's UNESCO-listed historic quarter with crumbling colonial facades, rooftop bars, and views of the glittering modern skyline.
5 km · about 10 min drive
bridge
Bridge of the Americas
The graceful 1962 steel arch carrying the Pan-American Highway over the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, for decades the only fixed link between the Americas.
7 km · about 15 min drive
museum
Biomuseo
Frank Gehry's only building in Latin America: a crumpled cascade of red, blue and yellow roof planes on the Amador Causeway, telling how the isthmus rose and split two oceans while joining two continents.
7 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Miraflores Locks Visitor Center
A four-storey viewing terrace directly above the Panama Canal's Pacific locks, where Panamax ships are raised 16 m in two steps a few metres from the rail. Bilingual commentary tracks each transit.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Panama Canal
One of the greatest engineering feats in history, this 82-kilometer waterway connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans through a system of locks.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Panama City
- Right herePan-American HighwayThe world's longest motorable road stretching approximately 30,000 kilometers from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to Ushuaia, Argentina.
- Right hereBridge of the AmericasThe graceful 1962 steel arch carrying the Pan-American Highway over the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, for decades the only fixed link between the Americas.
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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