Museo Panama Viejo

The Panama Viejo Historical Monument Complex is located within the modern city of Panama. The site includes the ruins of the first European settlement on the Pacific Coast of the Americas, as well as traces of the first inhabitants of the Isthmus.  Panama City was founded by Pedrarias Dávila on August 15th 1519, and reached 10,000 inhabitants in the XVII century.

The museum traces the history from pre-colonial times to colonial life. There's an impressive scale model of Panamá Viejo prior to 1671 as well as religious art, and exhibits on old maps and on pirate history.