The Beach Properties of Panama City

Written By: Gail Clifford | Published By: Weekend Notes | February 14, 2023

If you’ve ever considered the ExPat life, you’ve likely considered Central American countries like Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Belize. My first visit to Panama City, Panama brought shocks, like physicians in Panama must be Panamanian born, as well as wondrous surprises. One lack at local hotels is a city map, gone since the pandemic. With an International Living conference to explain in specific detail all the things you need to know to move to Panama, came the opportunity to tour with realtors both the city and nearby beaches on the Pacific Coast.

During the city tour, you’ll learn more about the various neighborhoods. From Casco Viejo, the Old Town, to San Francisco, a family community with large green space compared to New York City’s Central Park, there’s something for everyone in the city and the environs.

If beaches are your preference, it works well to take a guided tour out as far as Coronado, the furthest area people generally find comfortable commuting to the city on some form of a regular basis. You’ll enter this gated community to find another gate in front of whichever neighborhood you choose. Then, if you choose a condo complex, you’ll have one more gate to enter before you’re home. It’s very secure and helps keep tourists and others that don’t belong from wandering across your property.

Coronado
Coronado’s known for its great variety of condo complexes, mostly built in the past ten years, shopping, entertainment, golf courses, and beaches. There’s a small medical clinic within the community gate that can handle simple issues. More complex medical problems are transferred to one of the Panama City hospitals.

Within Coronado, you can find houses for sale or for rent, condos for sale or for rent, and a variety of lot sizes variable distances from the beach. Most of the entertainment and shopping is up on the main road coming from Panama City. Plenty of ExPat locations can be found on Facebook, the preferred method of communication and online community.