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Originally Posted by jrmanville
Pardon my ignorance, but where is El Chorrillo?
I've also read some warnings about avoiding Darien province,at the end of the Pan American Highway. Supposedly Colombian guerilla and drug-trafficing activity have made it a very violent,albeit beautiful,area?
Gracias and aloha.
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I've found this map pretty good when I was learning the different barrios (neighbourhoods) of Panama City:
http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels...nama-city/map/
Casco Viejo/San Felipe can get grubby if you get off the tourist track. Same thing with surrounding Santa Ana. I was on the Central Ave pedestrian mall in Santa Ana a couple times when I was down a month ago. Fine in the daytime, but not where I'd want to be at night.
Chorrillo is even worse. I found this by Googling "Chorrillo Panama City" just now:
http://www.boqueteguide.com/?p=1497
It'll give you an idea what it's like anyhow.
It's true what you say about the Darien too. Even if you are an ardent outdoor-explorer type, there are better, safer places one should go..