The original Panama was "Panama La Vieja". It was the first official city to be found by Europeans. It served as a getaway for the Spanish conquest of Latin America. Pirate Henry Morgan destroyed Panama La Vieja in 1671. The stone walls and remnants go all the way back to 1519; and they are still standing.

After the wreckage, there was a great need to the Spanish Crown to find a safe place, one with water supplies and port facilities. Don Antonio Fernandez de Cordoba and Mendoza, Governor and Captain General of the Province of Tierra Firme, chose the area at the foot of Ancon Hill. A total 16 ha were selected to build the new city and was protected by polygonal walls built in 1668. The wall was made of stone and lime and also served to define the intramural (inside neighboorhood) and extramural (outside suburb).

The new Panama City (Casco Viejo) was never successfully damaged thanks to the walls that surrounded the town. The district of San Felipe is located on a peninsula that has kept the octagonal layout given to the new Panama City (Casco Viejo). The current township was established on 29 April 1915 next to the Santa Ana, Calidonia and El Chorrillo and has approximately 7000 inhabitants. It's limits are to the North with 5th Avenue. (Ave. B) and the sea (Bay of Panama) to South the sea (Bay of Panama), the east by the sea (Bay of Panama), the west Calle 12.

Why Real Estate in San Felipe Casco Viejo?

San Felipe Casco Viejo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and dates back to the colonial times. Some of the residences are from the 17th century! Several tourist attractions can be found and shouldn't be missed by anyone who´s in Panama. Places like the French Plaza, a monument to the French entrepreneurs who began the Panama Canal and all of those who died in that operation, the Interoceanic Canal Museum, Golden Altar in San Jose Church and much more.