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If you're in the Old City, you should look out for this church. Entry is free (leave a donation on your way out) and you can see the enormous ornate golden altar squeezed into the back of the church. It is quite a sight to see and interesting to read about the history and about the pirates! Good also to take a little break from the heat if it is very hot outside!…
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Date of experience: March 2020
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We enjoyed walking through the church in Old Town. The alter is amazing, covered in gold leaf. The only thing I found odd was that the “prayer candles” were electric! I guess it makes sense when you don’t have someone to monitor an open flame in an old wood church. It was a quiet, cool, contemplative place to visit.…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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highlandbeachflorida wrote a review Jan 2020
Highland Beach, Florida1,459 contributions231 helpful votes
Beautiful small historic church in Casco viejo built by the Spanish in the late 1600 with an enormous ornate gold leaf altar. Stories of pirates and tunnels about the altar add to the fascination. The impressive Adoremus at the back of the Church - a recreation of the entire town where Jesus was born in full detail is worth the visit.…
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Date of experience: January 2020
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It is a historical Church that cannot be missed when visiting Panama, known also for the golden altar and the splendid Nativity.
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Date of experience: December 2019
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Check out this beautiful church's history. Legend says that the priest covered the altar with mud so when Captain Morgan came, he could not see the gold altar.
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Date of experience: November 2019
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