UNESCO to Visit the Casco Antiguo

October 8, 2010
By in.di.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization will come into town in November to check out whether government plans pose a threat to the Casco Antiguo World Heritage site neighborhood.

Current government ideas include either circling a highway around the historic neighborhood or tunneling under it to connect the first phase of the Panama Bay Coastal Highway to a planned $200 million convention center to the Amador Causeway.

Although there is no officially confirmed plan yet, a government source told La Prensa that President Ricardo Martinelli would be more prone to skirting Casco Antiguo to create a new recreational space.

Opponents say a highway around the old town is contrary to its character.

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