Locations for Film and TV in Panama

Locations for Film Production and TV Shows in Panama can be divided into the following categories:

Jungle and Nature, that is Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí, Coclé, Colón, and Darien.

Beaches and Islands, that is Pedasi, Boca Chica, Pearl Islands, and Bocas del Toro.

Old towns and Houses: Herrera, Los Santos, Panamá, Panamá Oeste, and Veraguas.

The Indigenous Regions of Emberá, Guna Yala, Ngäbe-Buglé, and Naso.

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Panama City is the capital and largest city. The city is known for its modern skyscraper skyline. Casco Viejo is known for its Spanish colonial architecture such as the Instituto Nacional de Cultura. Biomuseo, Frank Gehry’s first work in Latin America, adds a splash of color to the city. Other film locations include the Cathedral Basilica of Santa María la Antigua, Metropolitan Natural Park, Camino de Cruces National Park, Palacio de las Garzas, a new subway system, and a modern container port. Ancon Hill offers shots of the city skyline. Ocean Sun Casino has a rooftop pool with city views. Panama City doubled for Bolivia in Quantum of Solace (2008).

Traveling from Panama City you can reach the Panama Canal within a few minutes, rainforests within 30 minutes, rivers and mountains within 45 minutes, beaches within 1 hour, and volcanoes with 2 hours.

Locations for Film and TV in Panama

The Panama Canal is an artificial 82km (51mi) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean. Canal locks at each end lift ships up to Gatun Lake and then lower the ships at the other end. Balboa Port sits at the Pacific end, and Colon Port is located at the Atlantic end. The Panama Canal railway runs the length of the canal.

Paradise islands on the Pacific Ocean side include the following: Coiba island, Cébaco island, and the Pearl Islands which are a group of 200 islands and islets. Isla Palenque is a private island resort. The Gulf of Chiriqui National Marine Park protects coral reefs, mangroves, and around two dozen islands with wildlife including green iguanas, humpback whales, sea turtles, and sharks.

Paradise islands on the Caribbean Sea include the following: Bocas del Toro archipelago is known for Isla Bastimentos National Marine Park, and the beautiful Isla Escudo de Veraguas, which is home to the pygmy sloth. The San Blas Islands is an archipelago of 365 islands and cays.

Darien National Park is known for its mangrove forests, rocky coastlines, and tropical jungles. Wildlife includes include harpy eagles, macaws, parrots, and tapirs.

The Darién Gap is a break in the Pan-American Highway consisting of a large swath of undeveloped swampland and forest.

The Chucunaque River, the country’s longest river, flows into the forests of the Darién Gap.

Soberania National Park is home to sloths, monkeys, iguanas, and a diversity of birdlife.

Altos de Campana National Park is known for its rich biodiversity including the white-tipped sicklebill.

Santa Fe National Park a highland evergreen forest known for its orchids, hundreds of bird species, jaguars, pumas, tapirs, and rare amphibians like the spiny Cochran frog.

Volcán Barú is the highest mountain. Other volcanos include El Valle and La Yeguada.

Boquete is a town in the highlands of Panama that is known for its coffee.

Santa Catalina is a fishing village known for its surf breaks.

The plastic bottle village is an interesting location in Bocas del Toro.

The Fort San Lorenzo ruins are located in Colón.