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TOURIST
SITES ON LOWER LEVEL OF QUARRY HEIGHTS
The vacant
area from the 4th of July Avenue (Avenue of the Martyrs - previously known
as the 4th of July Avenue) up to the back gate to Quarry Heights, was
transferred to Panama October 1, 1979, with the relocation of the original
back gate next to the Avenue to its current location up the hill. In
that area on both sides of the site of the former gate to Quarry Heights
are replicas of villages in the interior parts of Panama were constructed in the
mid-1990s primarily for tourists.
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Part of Ancon Hill
(southeastern slope-left in above photo) facing
Avenida de los Martires (Avenue of the Martyrs, formerly known as the
4th of July Avenue) shown in the center of photo. Mi Pueblito
complex of three typical villages is center and left of the Avenue -- the
upper part of which is depicted in green in the map below. Quarry
Heights front gate (1940s-September 1979) was located at the entrance off
Avenue of the Martyrs of what is now Mi Pueblito. (A water
reservoir on adjacent hill is left center foreground.) El Chorrillo
is center right, with other parts of Panama City in the background.)
The main part of Quarry Heights is to the left center, off the photo.
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Map of the lower part
of Quarry Heights transferred to Panama October 1, 1979 (green area on
upper right down to softball field in lower center). That small green area
(and to the right) is now Mi Pueblito village. At the right
end of the green area in the lower left is current back gate to Quarry
Heights (moved in September 1979 up the hill from its previous site next
to the Avenue of the Martyrs, previously known as the 4th of July
Avenue). [Treaty map - Quarry Heights, 1979 - only part shown
above]
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ANCON
HILL AND QUARRY HEIGHTS - NEW USES
Mi Pueblito Village
(lower level - right side of former Quarry Heights gate). Antillean
Village and
Indian Village (left
side of former Quarry Heights gate)
Foreign
Ministry - Bldg
88, 83, 84, 97, 150, and others (1998-2003)
ANCON
(National Association for the Preservation of Nature) - Bldg
153 (upper level)
Panama Vacation
Quarters - Qtrs 26 (upper
level)
La Estancia
Hotel - Qtrs 35 (upper
level)
VIP Guest Quarters
- Qtrs 1
Nicaraguan
Embassy/Residence - Qtrs
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 | Mi Pueblito
(My Little Village)
is a
complex of three typical villages representing different cultures in
different parts of the country years ago and in many places even
today: typical Panamanian (colonial), Antillean
(Caribbean), and Indian (Kuna, Embera, Waunaan,
etc.). The
complex was constructed beginning in the
mid-1990s spearheaded by then Panama City Mayor Mayin Correa to serve
as a museum of Panamanian culture and traditional small town
traditions to be enjoyed by Panamanians and tourists
alike. The initial cost for the project was slightly more
than $3 million including the land donated by ARI (Interoceanic
Region Authority) and construction of the three villages (according
to El Panamá América, May 18, 2005).
Mi Pueblito has become a popular destination
for those visiting Panama on cruise ships as well as independent
travelers. It was also a main attraction for most of the many
visitors to the U.S. military commands until the departure of the U.S.
military presence from Panama in 1999 (including all the visiting
delegations from the states with units/personnel involved in the many military
civic action exercises/projects conducted in various parts of Panama). |
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