Punta Pacifica is Panama City's most expensive neighborhood. The neighborhood has man-made islands, private marinas, and penthouses worth $5 million. I stayed at the five-star JW Marriott Panama and experienced the neighborhood's luxury firsthand.

An innovative thinker who has worked also as a poet, philosopher and politician, Ruben Blades is the most recognized Panamanian in the world. Panama is famous not only for its breathtaking scenery and idyllic islands, but also for the beautiful women.

Casco Antiguo, also known as Casco Viejo, or the 'old quarter,” is Panama City's historic district. Considered a UNESCO Cultural World Heritage Site, the district dates back to 1673, and features vibrant plazas and picturesque brick-paved streets surrounded by colorful buildings.

The site of the future city was originally an Indian fishing village; the name Panamá means “many fish.” The old city (Panamá Viejo) was founded in 1519 by Gov. Pedro Arias Dávila and was made the seat of both secular and ecclesiastical authority.