More than 300 years after it was settled, Casco Viejo, the oldest section of Panama City, is a picturesque, if sometimes slummy, neighborhood protected by UNESCO World Heritage status.
But the limits of that protection are unclear. Residents of Casco Viejo, including several American property owners, have been sounding the alarm about plans to build a road around the peninsula, which until now has culminated in a historic seawall. The road—three lanes in each direction—would link the center of Panama City to outlying suburbs by connecting sections of a highway, called the Cinta Costera, that already flank Casco Viejo.
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