City of Knowledge

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Once the headquarters for the US Southern Command in Panama, ‘Ciudad del Saber’ is today a government-sponsored center for education, research and innovation. Located on 120 hectares of open green spaces overlooking the Panama Canal, it’s also the setting for many of the city’s biggest events including the capital’s annual Jazz Festival.

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