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Panama City, Panama's capital, is a modern city framed by the Pacific Ocean and man-made Panama Canal. Casco Viejo, its cobblestoned center, contains colonial-era landmarks like the neoclassical Palacio Presidencial (aka Palacio de las Garzas) as well as bougainvillea-filled plazas lined with cafes and bars. From Miraflores Locks one can watch ships pass through the city's famed canal, linking the Atlantic and Pacific. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,440,381. The city of Panama was founded on August 15, 1519, by Spanish conquistador Pedro Arias Dávila. The city has numerous tourist attractions. Particularly interesting for tourists are sites located in the old quarter, including: Las Bóvedas ("The Vaults"), The National Institute of Culture Building, and the Palacio de las Garzas (Heron's Palace).

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Today, there are an estimated 20,000 Jews residing in Panama – the largest Central American Jewish population. The majority live in the capital, Panama City, the community is supported by WIZO, B'nai B'rith, and Chabad. There are five synagogues in Panama, the largest being the Orthodox Shevet Ahim. Kosher food is prevalent throughout the country. Panama City is home to the largest kosher supermarket in the world, Super-K, which sells thousands of kosher items from around the world. In addition to markets, Panama also boasts almost 50 kosher restaurants and shops. With so much to do in Panama City, it's a great place for Passover vacation. See our Guide to Pesach Programs in Panama! Visit the Panama Canal, the rainforests and learn about Panama's rich history and culture. See our detailed list of Guide to Pesach Vacations around the world!

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Through this tour travelers can learn how community life was born and developed in Panama.

Our hallmark is that all our guides are ACTIVE MEMBERS of the Local Community, and that our tours are organized hand by hand with local institutions.

The intention of the tour is to visit (outside and inside) some institutions and places knowing about the history and the Jewish community life in Panama.

Included: Specialized Jewish guides, English – Spanish – Hebrew speaking guides. Transportation with air condition.Entrance fees for all sites indicated.

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Not included: Meals and Tzedakah in Jewish sites

++ To enter the institutions/synagogues is essential to send a copy of the passport one week before. (income is subject approval of the institution)

++ Clarification: due to security measures, all passengers must complete, at least one week before the reserved date, an online form with full details of travelers. Admission to institutions subject to the approval of community safety staff. Failure to enter, the tour will be all from outside instiutions telling about the history of the Jewish community in Panama.

Important: The photos of the promotional flyer are for reference and the places to visit during the tour are subject to availability and personalized organization of the itinerary, according to the interests of each passenger.

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Panama is a country located on the isthmus that unites Central America and South America. The Panama Canal, a famous milestone of human engineering, runs through its center and links the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to create an essential shipping route. In the capital, Panama City, clubs, casinos and modern skyscrapers contrast with the colonial buildings of Casco Viejo and the jungle of the Metropolitan Natural Park.

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The Panama Canal is a navigation channel located between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It crosses the narrowest point of the isthmus of Panama (82 km). Considered one of the great works of world engineering of the 20th century, the canal operates through locks at each end that lift ships to Gatun Lake, a lake artificial created to reduce the amount of work required to excavate the canal, to 27.5 meters above sea level, and then lower it to the level of the Pacific or the Atlantic. Before its opening, the natural passages used between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans were the Strait of Magellan and Cape Horn, located at the southern tip of Chile.

Since its inauguration on August 15, 1914, the canal has managed to shorten maritime communication in time and distance, boosting commercial and economic exchange by providing a short and relatively cheap transit route​ between the two oceans, decisively influencing the patterns of global trade,driving economic growth in developed and developing countries, as well as providing the basic impetus for economic expansion in many remote regions of the world. In 2012, the United States China, Chile, Japan and South Korea were the five main users of the canal, which takes eight to ten hours to cross. The expanded canal opened in 2016, after a decade of works.

Causeway Amador

Enjoy one of the most fun outdoor places in Panama City. This sea route was built using the material extracted during the excavations of the Panama Canal, between 1904 and 1914. It extends 6 kilometers towards the Pacific Ocean, connecting the mainland with the islands of Naos, Perico and Flamenco. Between the 1920s and 1980s, fortifications were built here to protect the southern entrance to the interoceanic waterway, as part of a military base that was first called Fort Grant, and then Fort Amador.

Many of these buildings now serve as headquarters for restaurants, shops and clubs where residents and tourists enjoy themselves. From here you can see the urban skyline of Panama City and the Pacific entrance to the canal, while you walk, jog, skate, ride a bicycle, rent electric scooters or simply sit and drink. It is from this area that ships leave for Taboga Island and the Las Perlas archipelago. You can also rent kayaks or paddles to paddle in the bay, buy local products at the craft centers, or eat at one of the restaurants in the area: there are Arabic, Italian, Japanese and, of course, typical Panamanian options. Don't miss a visit to the Punta Culebra Natural Center operated by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Biomuseo.

Biomuseo Panama

The Biomuseo — a powerful conjunction between science and art, is a natural history museum dedicated to Panama that explores the relationship between its biodiversity and its culture. In 8 exhibits it tells the story of the emergence of the Isthmus of Panama 3 million years ago, and how that emergence united continents and divided seas, changing the world forever. The museum's controversial design is the only one of its kind in the entire region. Designed by the famous architect Frank Gehry, in his first foray into Latin America. After having been paralyzed on several occasions, in September 2009 it had reached 75% progress.1​ On October 2, 2014, the Biomuseo opened its doors to the public with 5 of its 8 galleries. This first part of the history of the Permanent Exhibition tells us the importance and evolution, natural and cultural, of the isthmus of Panama. In May 2019, the last 3 permanent exhibitions were inaugurated, completing the construction of the original project.

Casco Viejo

The Old Town or Casco Viejo is the name given to the site where Panama City was moved in 1673. This city, laid out in a reticular shape towards the four cardinal points, was characterized by the axiality of its streets and shutters, which earned it to be considered a classic model of an Indian city. It is located on a small peninsula, surrounded by a blanket of rocky reefs, within the current district of San Felipe. In 1997, the Old Town of Panama was included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

The original settlement of Panama City, which today makes up the archaeological site of Panama Viejo, was sacked by English pirates under the command of Henry Morgan in January 1671. As a result of this incident, the city was almost completely destroyed. The Spanish Crown then approved the transfer of the city to a small peninsula, located approximately 8 km from the original settlement. This peninsula was surrounded by reefs that were exposed when the tide was low, which would make it difficult for enemy ships to approach. The construction work was supervised by the new governor, Antonio Fernández de Córdoba, a soldier with vast experience in the construction of military fortifications. The founding ceremony of the new city took place on January 21, 1673, two years after the pirate attack. Initially it was made up of about 300 homes belonging to the wealthy families of the time and surrounded by thick walls that excluded it from the rest of the population. The central point of this new city was the Plaza Mayor, in front of which stands the Metropolitan Cathedral. The system of walls built around this city had an eminently military purpose, in order to prevent a new attack by pirates. This is how three powerful bastions were built: Barlovento, Mano de Tigre and Puerta de Tierra. The latter had the function of entering and exiting the city towards the suburbs, as the city outside the walls was called. By the end of the 18th century, the seafront was reinforced, with the construction of the Baluarte and Punta de Chiriquí, completed with a system of vaults. Despite all efforts to keep the city safe from external dangers, the new city was the victim during the 18th century of three large fires that partially destroyed it and modified its initial structure. The current configuration dates back to the end of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.3 This restructuring allows the insertion within the ruins and colonial buildings, neoclassical, Afro-Antillean buildings and small examples of art deco, which differentiates it from other helmets. ancient buildings from cities like Cartagena de Indias and Quito, which have an almost exclusively colonial style.

Panama Viejo

Old Panama or Old Panama is the name given to the archaeological site where Panama City was located from its founding in 1519 until 1671. Its first name was Our Lady of the Assumption of Panama. The city was moved to a new location, about ten kilometers to the southwest, when it was destroyed after an attack by the English pirate Henry Morgan, in the early 1670s. Considered the first European settlement on the Pacific coast of America, it remains today several ruins that make up this archaeological site.

The city of Panama, founded by a Spaniard of Judeo-convert origin, Don Pedro Arias Dávila, better known as Pedrarias Dávila, on August 15, 1519, the day of Our Lady of the Assumption. This city replaced Santa María la Antigua del Darién and Acla, becoming the capital of Castilla del Oro. On September 15, 1521, by Royal Decree, it received the title of City and a coat of arms conferred by Charles I of Spain as well as its official motto: Very Noble and Very Loyal Panama City. This new Spanish population was established in an area originally occupied by an Aboriginal community; For this reason, archaeological evidence of pre-Columbian cultures has been found at this site. The expeditions that conquered the Inca Empire of Peru in 1532 departed from this place and it was a stopover on one of the most important commercial routes on the American continent, which led to the famous fairs of Nombre de Dios and Portobelo, where most of the time passed. gold and silver extracted from the mines that the Spanish exploited in America. By 1541 the city had about 4,000 inhabitants; between Spaniards, indigenous people and African slaves. In 1607, the city had several streets, a main square and two other small squares.

Gamboa Rainforest

Gamboa is a town in Panama located in the Panama Canal zone, in the area where Gatun Lake meets the Chagres River. Located in the middle of a rainforest 32 kilometers from Panama City, it has become one of the main tourist destinations in the country due to its ecotourism.

The origin of Gamboa is associated with the construction of the Panama Canal. The area began to be populated in 1911 with houses and cabins on the banks of the Chagres River for workers building the Panama Canal, where United States soldiers later resided until 1999.

Gamboa's main tourist attractions are related to ecotourism. Among them are the Summit Municipal Park, home of the harpy eagle (Panama's national bird) and the Soberanía National Park, rich in biodiversity. Inside the park is a scientific research station operated by the Smithsonian Institute12 and the Gamboa Rainforest Resort, an ecotourism hotel.1​ Its vast nature has inspired stories and narratives, as in the case of Gamboa 3:15 by Panamanian author Saúl Pérez Tapia. A story of fiction and supernatural activities, which takes place in a residence in the area.

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Monkey Island, Rainforest

Forty minutes away from the city you will take a boat that will take tou to Lake Gatun islands where you can see the boats that pass through the canal, and visit the islands with Titi and Capuchino monkeys that you can feed, hawler monkeys on top of the trees. Sometimes you can see turtles, iguanas and other animals!

Price per couple: 220$ = 4 hours

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Aerial tram, including tower observation.

Cable Car Tour: with a duration of 1 hour and 15 minutes, priced at USD 30.00 for nationals and USD 45.00 for foreigners, children USD 21.00

Sloth Sanctuary and Ecological Exhibitions Tour (Butterflies, frogs, and orchids): with a duration of 45 minutes to 1 hour, priced at USD 16.00 for nationals, USD 22.00 for foreigners, and children USD 10.00.

Combo: Includes the Sloth Sanctuary and Ecological Exhibitions + Cable Car at a price of USD 39.00 for nationals and residents, and USD 57.00 for foreigners (per person).

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Prices do not include 7% taxes.

Children’s age range is from 6 to 11 years old.

Infants from 0-5 years old, do not pay.

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Panama Kosher Vacations is excited to welcome our guests to The Playa Escondida Resort for Pesach in Panama 5784.  The Playa Escondida Resort is located on the Atlantic Ocean near the port city of Colón.  Positioned on the water, the resort features a variety of 5 Star luxury villas and condos.

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Come experience Pesach like never before. With Panama Kosher Vacations’ Pesach In Panama 2024, we give you the opportunity to celebrate the holiday in the comfort of your own private luxury villa or condo in the ultra-exclusive Playa Escondida Resort.  We bring together many generations of experience in the food industry, event planning and tourism industries.  Panama Kosher Vacations’ staff brings you a perfect blend of privacy, luxury and comfort all in a stress-free relaxing environment at an affordable cost.  5-star quality kosher l’Pesach food under the strict supervision of Shevet Ahim Panama will be offered.  Non-kitniyot and non-gebrokts food will be available.  Well-planned programming will give you freedom!  Freedom to enjoy Pesach with your family without any of the hassles of being home, but with all the comfort of being in your own home.

Playa Escondida is exclusively accessible through a private road in the middle of a mountain range.  Terminating in a spectacular valley with two kilometers of oceanfront, you will find a wide beach of soft, white sand softly bathed by calm, clear Caribbean water.  Choose how you wish to spend your days.  Relax under the sun, swim in the ocean at one of the pools, kayak, fish, or even try out the water park obstacle course!  There are even beach volleyball and paddle tennis courts available.

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Monumental Complex of Panama La Vieja

The Old Panama Monumental Complex is an excellent tourist place to appreciate the historical structures of the first Spanish city founded in Panama. Here you can enjoy a viewpoint where you can see part of Panama City and if you want you can buy typical Panamanian handicrafts. Panama La Vieja was declared a Historic Monumental Complex on December 22, 1976.

San Blas Archipelago

The archipelago of the Guna Yala region has an island paradise per day of the year. Yes, 365 islands with palm trees and white sand on the crystal clear Caribbean Sea, many of them are inhabited by members of the Guna ethnic group and many others totally uninhabited. The San Blas archipelago should be on your list of things to visit in Panama.

Balboa Avenue

This road, which is considered the most modern in Latin America, and the most spacious in the metropolitan area of ​​Panama, is located precisely in Panama City, has six lanes, more than 8 fields and recreational parks, two boardwalks, five gazebos, fountains and reflecting pools, green areas with trees and a bike path. It also has the monument to the discoverer of the South Sea and other works by urban artists.

The striking and colorful building was designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry. Inside the space there are 8 galleries: Biodiversity Showcase; Panamarama, a 3-level projection of the ecosystems of Panama; The bridge emerges, which explains how Panama was formed; The Great Exchange, an exhibit on the animals that migrated through the region; The human footprint, where you can learn about the human history of the area; Divided oceans, an aquarium; The living network, a 15-meter sculpture; and finally Panama is the Museum, an interactive version of the relationship between the cultural and ecological diversity of Panama.

Baru Volcano National Park

Visit the highest point in the country… which is also a volcano! At 3,474 meters high, the imposing Barú volcano is the twelfth highest peak in Central America and the only place in the world where, on the clearest days, you can see the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at the same time. Thanks to the volcanic soil of the area, the internationally recognized Geisha coffee is produced here. This premium coffee is grown at high altitudes and is one of the most expensive coffee varieties in the world. Be sure to take some with you when you visit!

Panama Canal

Did you know that the Panama Canal uses a lock system that lifts ships 26 meters high? Does each transit last between 8 and 10 hours? To find out about these and other details, visit the Miraflores Visitor Center, where you can enjoy the passage of ships from its terraces and viewpoints, and learn more about the history of this engineering work in the IMAX theater where they broadcast a documentary in IMAX screen on the history of the Canal, narrated by Morgan Freeman.

Discover the historic, charming and vibrant neighborhood of the Old Town; Also known as Casco Viejo, or the “old quarter”, is the historic district of Panama City. Listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, the district dates back to 1673 and features busy squares and picturesque brick-paved streets lined with colorful buildings. The area is ideal for walking, learning about history and enjoying a variety of good food. Come enjoy the city's best dining, cultural, and photo opportunities, and stay to mingle and meet the locals in the heart of nightlife.

This province, which is geographically located in the heart of Panama, is a mixture of tradition, charm and modernity. You can enjoy huge and spectacular waterfalls, small picturesque museums, restaurants with outdoor terraces and beaches without crowds. It is one of the smallest provinces in Panama, approximately 6,000 square kilometers. A visit to Los Santos offers a chance to slow down, relax and feel a part of nature.

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TDC in Panama City Beach talks about how Gulf Coast Jam impacts economy

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Many of those Gulf Coast jammers who came in from out-of-town help contribute to our economy. They may have brought lots of traffic with them, but they’ve also brought a big boost to our local economy.

Tourism officials say this event helps elevate Panama City Beach to a level that few destinations have. They say the first weekend in June is the slowest of the season with people just getting out of school. So, we’re told Gulf Coast Jam is the kickoff to the summer on our beaches and sets the economy up for a good travel season.

“The great thing about Gulf Coast Jam is two thirds of the people you know come from out of town and about a third of the people come are local residents,” said Dan Rowe, Executive director of the Bay County Tourist Development Council. “So they’re benefitting from Gulf Coast Jam being here which is a great opportunity for locals to get out and experience it.”

Tourism staff say having so many people fill up hotels and condos, as well as eating in restaurants, helps with the tourist development tax collection, which funds things like beach Maintenace.

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Panama prepares to evacuate first island in face of rising sea levels

Aptopix panama guna indigenous island.

GARDI SUGDUB, Panama (AP) — On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who have grown up on Gardi Sugdub in a life dedicated to the sea and tourism will trade that next week for the mainland’s solid ground.

They go voluntarily — sort of.

The Gunas of Gardi Sugdub are the first of 63 communities along Panama’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts that government officials and scientists expect to be forced to relocate by rising sea levels in the coming decades.

On a recent day, the island’s Indigenous residents rowed or sputtered off with outboard motors to fish. Children, some in uniforms and others in the colorful local textiles called “molas,” chattered as they hustled through the warren of narrow dirt streets on their way to school.

“We’re a little sad, because we’re going to leave behind the homes we’ve known all our lives, the relationship with the sea, where we fish, where we bathe and where the tourists come, but the sea is sinking the island little by little,” said Nadín Morales, 24, who prepared to move with her mother, uncle and boyfriend.

An official with Panama’s ministry of housing said that some people have decided to stay on the island until it's no longer safe, without revealing a specific number. Authorities won’t force them to leave, the official said on condition of anonymity to discuss the issue.

Gardi Sugdub is one of about 50 populated islands in the archipelago of the Guna Yala territory. It is only about 400 yards (366 meters) long and 150 yards (137 meters) wide. From above, it’s roughly a prickly oval surrounded by dozens of short docks where residents tie up their boats.

Every year, especially when the strong winds whip up the sea in November and December, water fills the streets and enters the homes. Climate change isn't only leading to a rise in sea levels, but it's also warming oceans and thereby powering stronger storms.

The Gunas have tried to reinforce the island’s edge with rocks, pilings and coral, but seawater keeps coming.

“Lately, I’ve seen that climate change has had a major impact,” Morales said. “Now the tide comes to a level it didn’t before, and the heat is unbearable.”

The Guna’s autonomous government decided two decades ago that they needed to think about leaving the island, but at that time it was because the island was getting too crowded. The effects of climate change accelerated that thinking, said Evelio López, a 61-year-old teacher on the island.

He plans to move with relatives to the new site on the mainland that the government developed at a cost of $12 million. The concrete houses sit on a grid of paved streets carved out of the lush tropical jungle just over a mile (2 kilometers) from the port, where an eight-minute boat ride carries them to Gardi Sugdub.

Leaving the island is "a great challenge, because more than 200 years of our culture is from the sea, so leaving this island means a lot of things,” López said. “Leaving the sea, the economic activities that we have there on the island, and now we’re going to be on solid ground, in the forest. We’re going to see what the result is in the long run.”

Steven Paton, director of the Smithsonian Institution’s physical monitoring program in Panama, said that the upcoming move “is a direct consequence of climate change through the increase in sea level.”

“The islands on average are only a half-meter above sea level, and as that level rises, sooner or later the Gunas are going to have to abandon all of the islands almost surely by the end of the century or earlier.”

“All of the world's coasts are being affected by this at different speeds,” Paton said.

Residents of a small coastal community in Mexico moved inland last year after storms continued to take away their homes. Governments are being forced to take action, from the Italian lagoon city of Venice to the coastal communities of New Zealand .

A recent study by Panama’s Environmental Ministry’s Climate Change directorate, with support from universities in Panama and Spain, estimated that by 2050, Panama would lose about 2.01% of its coastal territory to increases in sea levels.

Panama estimates that it will cost about $1.2 billion to relocate the 38,000 or so inhabitants who will face rising sea levels in the short- and medium-term, said Ligia Castro, climate change director for the Environmental Ministry.

On Gardi Sugdub, women who make the elaborately embroidered molas worn by Guna women hang them outside their homes when finished, trying to catch the eye of visiting tourists.

The island and others along the coast have benefitted for years from year-round tourism.

Braucilio de la Ossa, the deputy secretary of Carti, the port facing Gardi Sugdub, said that he planned to move with his wife, daughter, sister-in-law and mother-in-law. Some of his wife’s relatives will stay on the island.

He said the biggest challenge for those moving would be the lifestyle change of moving from the sea inland even though the distance is relatively small.

“Now that they will be in the forest their way of living will be different,” he said.

Juan Zamorano reported from Panama City.

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