Visiting Casco Viejo, in Panama City

The peninsula east of Calle 11, occupied by the Casco Viejo neighbourhood, is one of the main touristic attractions in Panama City., as a great part of the buildings there date back to the 17th century. For instance, Plaza de Francia, at the top of the peninsula, with red poinciana trees and an obelisk, guards 12 narrative plaques with the whole canal's history.