Soak up the atmosphere in the Casco Viejo, Panama City's old quarter and home to both historic architecture and a lively restaurant-and-bar scene
Panama City is rapidly emerging as Central America's Pacific-front boomtown. Already blessed with a UNESCO-lauded Old City (the Casco Viejo), a tower-filled skyline, an economy-boosting $5.25 billion Panama Canal expansion program and a vibrant culinary scene, Panama City is now beefing up its cultural bona fides with the arrival of the first ever International Film Festival of Panama ( iffpanama.org ). Running from April 26 to May 2, and launched by a founder of the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival, the event will include some 50 screenings, myriad panels and workshops and a week's worth of parties and premieres. In between,...
