Panama City, Panama
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| Tony Soprano |
 Jun 15 2006, 01:33 AM
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Panoramic view of Panama City and bay from Ancon Hill (above/below)
 City skyline as seen from Panama Bay  The towers of Paitilla Point  Same towers, closer-up  Night falls on the Marbella district  Ominous clouds hover over the urban jungle as seen from the real jungle at Metropolitan Natural Park  The San Francisco residential district  International Banking Center, aka "Little Switzerland"  Obarrio district as seen from El Cangrejo  Mile-high view of Central America's "City by the Bay"  Hotels and condos permeate the Marbella district  Casco Viejo (colonial quarter) and Ancon Hill  Narrow streets and balconied French-colonial architecture characterize the Casco Viejo quarter   Observation deck at Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal  A cruise ship penetrates the "bottleneck" at Gatun Locks of the Panama Canal  Bridge of the Americas over Panama Canal, Ancon Hill and PC skyline in glare of sunrise  Sea of humanity at the pedestrianized shopping strip on Central Ave  -------------------- Panama City - Latin America's Premier Skyline |
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| Texan |
Jun 16 2006, 12:27 AM
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Great pics! Panama City looks amazing!
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| editor |
Jun 18 2006, 10:21 AM
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Thanks for posting these. I notice lots of balconies on virtually all of the towers. Does that mean they're residential rather than commercial? Is there an office tower core in Panama City?
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| Tony Soprano |
Jun 18 2006, 03:07 PM
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QUOTE(editor @ Jun 18 2006, 08:21 AM) Thanks for posting these. I notice lots of balconies on virtually all of the towers. Does that mean they're residential rather than commercial? Is there an office tower core in Panama City? First of all, thanks for your response. Yes, the balconies denote condos, hotels and other residential highrises. And yes, there is an office tower core in Panama City, aka "Little Switzerland." Posted below are two images of the International Banking Center (IBC). Scroll down to the 7th. bold lettering paragraph of the following link for further detail regarding the IBC. www.offshoreinfo.com -------------------- Panama City - Latin America's Premier Skyline |
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| Reaperducer |
Jun 20 2006, 09:20 PM
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you have an area there listed as "obarrio" isn't "barrio" usually spanish for slum? or am i completely off base here?
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| Tony Soprano |
Jun 20 2006, 11:24 PM
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QUOTE(Reaperducer @ Jun 20 2006, 07:20 PM) you have an area there listed as "obarrio" isn't "barrio" usually spanish for slum? or am i completely off base here? As an extension of your baseball metaphor, I would say not only were you off base, but were caught leaning the wrong way and picked-off!  Just yanking your chain... "Obarrio" is not a typo; the financial district was named after Henrique Obarrio, former controller general of the country. "Barrio" is quarter, sector or neighborhood. "Barrio bajo is spanish for slum. You must add the "bajo" to mean slum. -------------------- Panama City - Latin America's Premier Skyline |
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| Tony Soprano |
Jun 21 2006, 03:07 PM
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Additional images that could not be included in original post, due to space limitations.
Partial map of Panama City showing the canal and Bridge of the Americas to the left  Panama City skyline as seen from Ancon Hill  Marbella district sparkles at night  National Bank of Panama (BNP) glows in the dark at the hub of El Cangrejo  Punta Paitilla left, Marbella right  Punta Paitilla and Panama Bay  Bridge of the Americas lights-up the night  -------------------- Panama City - Latin America's Premier Skyline |
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| brijonmang |
Jun 21 2006, 07:35 PM
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Wow! That is very impressive, thanks for the pictures.
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| Reaperducer |
Jun 23 2006, 03:19 PM
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QUOTE(Tony Soprano @ Jun 21 2006, 12:24 AM) As an extension of your baseball metaphor, I would say not only were you off base, but were caught leaning the wrong way and picked-off! Just yanking your chain... "Obarrio" is not a typo; the financial district was named after Henrique Obarrio, former controller general of the country. "Barrio" is quarter, sector or neighborhood. "Barrio bajo is spanish for slum. You must add the "bajo" to mean slum.Ah. Thanks for that. I took French in high school. Everything I know about Spanish came from reading beer billboards. |
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| panama4ever |
Jul 21 2006, 06:01 PM
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Good pictures Tony Soprano. You kind of have almost the same pictures as I do. We are from an amazing country that I will always be proud of.
-------------------- Panama,the growing Central American power.
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| koolkid |
Jul 24 2006, 07:56 PM
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QUOTE(panama4ever @ Jul 21 2006, 07:01 PM) Good pictures Tony Soprano. You kind of have almost the same pictures as I do. We are from an amazing country that I will always be proud of. Great pics, Tony! Panama City looks great. Thanks! -koolkid |
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| panama4ever |
Jul 24 2006, 08:50 PM
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Wao. Look at this pic of Panama now
And this is a one of Panama of the same picture in 2008 made by menandro, a forumer in Skyscrapercity.com  What a difference! -------------------- Panama,the growing Central American power.
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| koolkid |
Aug 1 2006, 07:31 PM
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Looks great! Thanks for the pics Panamaboy!
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| panama4ever |
Aug 2 2006, 12:24 AM
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QUOTE(koolkid @ Aug 1 2006, 07:31 PM) Looks great! Thanks for the pics Panamaboy! No problem Koolkid! -------------------- Panama,the growing Central American power.
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