Solo Travel in Panama City
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About Panama City for Solo Travelers
A city of two centuries — futuristic skyscrapers behind a UNESCO colonial old town, bisected by the world's most important engineering wonder. Solo travelers watch tankers squeeze through the Canal and find some of Latin America's finest solo dining.
Solo Travel Tips· Solo Friendly
Panama City has two extraordinary faces for solo travelers — the Casco Viejo colonial district (UNESCO listed, extremely walkable and safe) and the futuristic Miraflores Locks Canal viewpoint. The city is remarkably safe and developed. The metro is excellent. Watching a mega-ship squeeze through the Canal locks is one of the most remarkable free engineering spectacles in the world. The Biomuseo (Frank Gehry designed) is world-class solo.
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Great infrastructure, English-friendly, well-established solo traveler culture.
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Casco Viejo
Culture
Panama City's UNESCO-listed colonial quarter on a peninsula jutting into the Pacific — a neighborhood of crumbling Baroque churches, renovated boutique hotels, rooftop bars with skyline views, and the most photogenic contrast of old and new in Latin America.
📍Casco Antiguo, Panama City
Hub Casco
Coworking
Panama's best coworking space in a renovated colonial building in Casco Viejo — high-speed internet, private offices, event space, and a community of Latin American entrepreneurs and international remote workers.
📍Calle 6ta Oeste, Casco Viejo, Panama City
Mercado de Mariscos
Food & Drink
Panama City's seafood market and the best place for ceviche in the country — upstairs restaurants serving fresh Pacific ceviche, corvina, and ceviches de pulpo directly above the fishing boats that caught the ingredients that morning.
📍Av. Balboa, Panama City
Selina Casco Viejo
Accommodation
The Selina network's best Panama outpost — a rooftop pool and coworking space in a renovated colonial building in Casco Viejo, with the brand's signature community events, surf trips, and nomad community.
📍Calle 3ra Oeste, Casco Viejo, Panama City
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