Casco infographic - Los Cuatro Tulipanes

WHAT THE F*#K IS
CASCO PLAYS HOME TO 9 OFFICIAL
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND IS A
WORLD HERITAGE SITE
CASCO VIEJO WAS FOUNDED IN
1673
OFFICIAL NUMBER OF
HOUSES TODAY:
IN 1671, PANAMA VIEJO WAS
RANSACKED BY THE PIRATE
APPROXIMATELY
INITIAL NUMBER OF
HOUSES BACK IN 1673:
(WAY BEFORE THE RUM WAS EVER INVENTED)
HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN CASCO VIEJO ARE DIVIDED INTO
4
800
(INCLUDING SANTA ANA)
300
PRESERVATION CATEGORIES, WHICH RANGE IN STRICTNESS
3
CASCO HAS MAIN ARTERIES:
AVENIDA CENTRAL
AVENIDA A
AVENIDA B
INTERSECTED BY NUMBERED CROSS-STREETS
CASCO VIEJO IS MADE UP OF 7
CENTRAL PLAZAS:
PLAZA HERRERA, PLAZA BOLIVAR,
PLAZA SANTA ANA, PLAZA DE FRANCIA,
PLAZA DE LA CATEDRAL, PASEO
ESTEBAN HUERTAS, PLAZA ARANGO
CASCO VIEJO'S 2 OLDEST EXISTING
LUXURY ACCOMMODATIONS ARE
CANAL HOUSE &
LOS CUATRO TULIPANES
NUMBER OF
CHURCHES:
CASCO VIEJO IS HOME TO
PANAMA CITY'S 3 MAIN
THEATERS:
TEATRO NATIONAL,
TEATRO ANITA VILLALAZ &
TEATRO AMADOR
(A RESTORED CONCERT HALL)
-CALLE 10 Y AVENIDA CENTRAL-
CASCO VIEJO IS THE #2 TOURIST DESTINATION
IN PANAMA BEHIND THE PANAMA CANAL.
CASCO VIEJO IS THE FOODIE'S
CHOICE IN PANAMA CITY
BECAUSE IT OFFERS
26 RESTAURANTS
FAMILY HOTELS: 2
(AND GROWING)
LOCATED WITHIN ABOUT 6 BLOCKS
MAGNOLIA INN &
CASA SUCRE
NUMBER OF HIGH END
HOTELS RIGHT NOW: 4
LAS CLEMENTINAS, CANAL HOUSE,
TANTALO, CASA DEL HORNO
CASCO VIEJO IS THE ONLY NEIGHBORHOOD IN PANAMA TO BE FEATURED
IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, TRAVEL+LEISURE, CONDE NAST, GQ, NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC, & THE WALLSTREET JOURNAL ALL IN THE SAME YEAR
NUMBER OF HOSTELS:
LUNAʼS CASTLE · PANAMERICANA
HOSPEDAJE CASCO VIEJO · HOTEL CASCO
ANTIGUO · WHITE LION (AKA WHYTE) LION
IT PLAYED THE ROLE OF LA PAZ, BOLIVIA IN
JAMES BOND QUANTUM OF SOLACE IN 2009.
AND WAS THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT EDITION
PHOTO SHOOT IN 2012
ONE-OF-A-KIND: CASCO VIEJO POSSESSES THE ONLY REMAINING BEACHES IN
PANAMA CITY AND IT IS ONE OF THE FEW PLACES IN PANAMA THAT NEVER FLOODS.
THERE ARE 3 TYPES OF POLICE MEN YOU WILL SEE IN CASCO VIEJO:
CASCO VIEJO HAS STATISTICALLY THE LOWEST
CRIME RATE IN ALL OF PANAMA CITY.
GREEN
(POLICE)
BLUE OR BROWN
BLACK WITH MACHINE GUNS
(TOURIST POLICE WITH ARMBAND) (PRESIDENTIAL GUARDS)
1. ISLAND HOPPING IN SAN BLAS:
HOME OF THE INDIGENOUS KUNA INDIANS AND
360 ISLANDS THE SIZE OF FOOTBALL FIELDS
(TRAVEL TIME: 2.5 HOURS)
3. GETTING TRIBAL ON THE CHAGRES:
2. HIKING IN EL VALLE:
ASCEND THE LEGENDARY INDIA
DORMIDA THEN VISIT THERMAL
HOT SPRINGS
(TRAVEL TIME: 1.5 HOURS)
VISIT THE EMBERA INDIANS AND EXPERIENCE LIFE AS IT
WAS HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO
(TRAVEL TIME: 1.5 HOURS)
4. TREASURE HUNTING IN PORTOBELO:
SNORKELING, ZIP LINES, AND ICE-COLD COCONUT
WATER ON THE BEACH
(TRAVEL TIME: 2 HOURS)