Approximately 55% of the Panamanian population is Catholic, therefore Easter is celebrated with Holy Week Processions in Casco Viejo and…
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Churches
The Flat Arch of the Santo Domingo Convent helped to build the Panama Canal!
The history of the Convent of Santo Domingo begins in the old city of Panama. Brother Domingo Perez arrived in…
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Saint Francis of Assisi Church, the highest point in Casco Viejo
The history of Saint Francis of Assisi church is similar to that of the Church of San Jose, Church of…
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Impressive Golden Altar in the San Jose Church
The history of the San Jose Church begins in what is now known as Panama Viejo. In the seventeenth century,…
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Tour the Beautiful Churches in Casco Viejo
It is not surprising that there are so many churches in Casco Viejo, the second Spanish city in the Pacific…
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Panama is the Oldest Church
Originally, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Panama or Cathedral Basilica Santa Maria La Antigua was located in Santa Maria La Antigua…
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