With numerous shops and plazas, stocking souvenirs, apparels, furniture and home appliances,
Panama Shopping is an experience in itself. It is the best past time among the tourists and the visitors to the country. Known for its shopping districts, the country is rightly labeled as the 'shopper's paradise'. Some of the important shopping malls in Panama are:
- The Multicentro mall
- Multiplaza Pacific mall
- Albrook mall
- Los Pueblos
- Flamenco Shopping Plaza
When the above modern and multi storied plazas stock some of the trendy gadgets and merchandise, the market place in Panama Viejo reflect the traditional color and flavor of the country. Another similar kind of a traditional marketplace is found in Balboa.
Some of the most important shopping districts in Panama are the Central Avenue and the Via España. Needless to say, these Panama shopping hubs have become some of the best tourist hubs too. Colon, which is a 45 minutes drive from the main hub of the Panama city, is famous for its Free Zone, which is considered to be the World's largest free zone or hub for duty free shopping.
Panama Shopping Types
Panama Shopping Types include shopping for the following categories:
- Electronic equipments like watches, cameras, computerized toys and home appliances.
- Audio-visual cassettes and CDs.
- Designer clothes, shoes, bags, perfumes and accessories
- Fine jewelry and porcelain ornaments
- Souvenirs
- Cars
City Panama Shopping
City Panama Shopping includes shopping in luxurious malls and plazas. Shopping in the city centers is more than just business affairs. The malls and the plaza discotheques add color and music to Panama lifestyle. Some of the shopping plazas also house multiple screen movie theaters and nightclubs.
These city shops also house all kinds of merchandise , whether it is traditional or modern, under one roof. Shopping becomes even more fun with the discount shops, providing attractive discount on garments and home appliances. Shopping in these malls can be accentuated by a few minutes rest in the adjoined eateries and the fast food centers serving mouth watering delicacies.
The best part of shopping in the Panama city centers is the convenience of monetary transactions. Majority of the shops in Panama accept credit cards and visa cards, which include American Express, Master Card and Diners Club. The shops also accept cash in dollars.
Panama shopping has drawn the maximum attention of the tourists in Panama. If not shopping, the tourists find true resort in the Panama discos to wear out their exhaustion.
