Forgotten for decades by the city that grew up around it, Panama city’s old quarter (called, interchangeably casco viejo, casco antiguo or san Felipe) is now being restored and revitalized through the efforts of the public and private sectors.

Casco antiguo is the old quarter of Panama city, founded in 1673 after the original Pacific settlement (Panama Viejo) was sacked by the pirate Henry Morgan. it remained the center of Panamanian life for nearly 300 years, until the 1930s, when, Like many old quarters in Latin america, casco antiguo declined as Panama’s upper crust moved to the suburbs.