After Bocas del Toro and Chiriquí province I was back in the bustling, cosmopolitan capital: Panama City. With about one million inhabitants and besides its famous Panama Canal it's also known for its skyline with many skyscrapers. You could already guess: The traffic often gets ugly but fortunately the city has a new metro-system (subway) which opened in 2014. It currently has one line and the second is being built. There is also a more modern bus-system which made the majority of the typical coloured "diablo rojo" buses disappear from the streets. For many in Curaçao, Panama City is well known for its many shopping malls such as Albrook, Pacifica, Los Andes, MetroMall, Los Pueblos etc. What I like about Panama City is that you can get into the rainforest and do some hiking very close
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