Where go Shopping in PanamaIts privileged geographical position has allowed this strategically placed small nation to grow into an ever more important crossroad of the world; since before Columbus discovered America, then for the Spanish Conquistadors and now as a universally recognized trading and business center.
Panama City has large shopping districts such as the Via España, the Heart of the Banking center and Hotel Area where tourist can easily visit by foot, the different stores, and malls, The Famous Central Avenue Turned into a shopping area where there are located most of the Orientals Bazaars That sells table linen, oriental crafts, carpets, clothes and all kinds of souvenirs and also tax exempt shops for tourists. In all of these Shopping Districts Visitors can find Boutiques, Bazaars, Gift Shops, Jewelry Stores, Restaurants, and many modern shopping Malls where the merchandise is of good quality, there is a wide selection with excellent prices.
The Free Zone, located in Colon, 45 minutes from Panama City by car, is the World's largest free zone and duty free shopping area. Is a significant contributor to Panama’s success as a shopping center. Many wholesalers operating in the Colon Free Zone have retail outlets in Panama City and many other city shops draw on the huge variety offered in the zone and pass on to their customers the benefit of low freight rates.... a mere 50-mile truck journey across the isthmus.
If you are visiting the city of David, capital of the province of Chiriqui, you will want to check out the Mall Chiriqui.
Following a List of the most important Malls in the City:
• Albrook Mall, one the biggest closed air-conditioned mall in Panama, located between Marcos A Gelabert Airport and the Country’s central bus station (El Gran Terminal) was built at a cost of $22 million and covers 460,000 square meters. The food court has 35 restaurants.
• Multicentro closed air-conditioned mall Located In the center of the city on Balboa Avenue adjacent to the banking and hotel area,is a multi-storied complex of impressive architecture, incorporating a large casino and the Decapolis Hotel.
• Multiplaza closed air-conditioned mall opened recently in the newly-developed area of Punta Pacifica.
• Dorado Mall the first to be built a couple of decades ago, is now surrounded by other shopping centers within walking distance of each other. But Panama City's first mall is keeping up with the times. Construction is underway to give the facility a completely new image, both inside and out. A 30-million-dollar investment will enlarge the main building, install central air conditioning and build a series of parking towers and tunnels to decongest busy Tumba Muerto Avenue.
At either one, Visitors can enjoy an entire day for shopping with a large number of shops and stores and a great variety of merchandise at excellent prices. In addition, there are many different restaurants, from fast food, to local and international flavours. A pre-determined meeting point at the end of the day is usually arranged to transfer tourists back to the hotel.
In Panama City Visitors will be able to find supermarkets, Pharmacies, Gas stations, and Restaurants strategically located, that offer their products 24 hours a day.
Panama City has always being a paradise for shopping where visitors can access and choose products from a varied selection with good quality and excellent prices, Even the most exclusive and sophisticated Item you can Imagine can be found in Panama Stores.
Usually shopping schedule varies, But must of the stores, Malls and restaurants open from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, some of them open from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm from Monday through Sunday.
In all Stores visitors can use credit cards Visa, American Express, Master Card and Dinner Club to make payments or the American dollar that is of free and legal traffic, and of equal tender with the national currency that is the balboa
Following a list of Some Items Visitors can Find in Panama Malls:
• Sound Systems
• Electronic Equipments
• Music Equipment
• Cameras
• Clothes
• Jewelry
• Oriental Items
• Shoes
• Perfumes
• Purses
• Underwear
• Adornments
• Glassware
• Porcelain
• Sport equipments
• Domestic appliances
• Computer Games
• Toys
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