One of the most visited markets in Panama is the Balboa Municipal Craft Center. Ever since it opened on June 25,1998, it has become a favorite of tourists from the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, France, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Canada, Italy, Spain, Germany, China and Japan.

The Balboa handicraft market has

• ample parking spaces

• security

• handicapped access

• public bathrooms

• lawns

• landscaped gardens

• restaurants and 45 shops that offer products at very good prices.

Types of Crafts in Panama

• Natural fiber weavings

• Figurines carved in soap stone or belmont

• Products made from Cucua tree bark

• Wicker furniture

• Wooden furniture

• Dolls dressed in pollera costume

• Saddlery and leather-working

• Woodworking

• Masks

• Gold and silver work

• Pottery and glazed ceramics

• Montuno Ocueño folkloric costume

• Diablito masks

• Leather goods

• Typical footwear

• Molas, the Guna double-layered textile

• Beaded necklaces and bracelets

• Feather paintings

• Watercolor paintings

Other places you can find crafts Panama are:

• Panama Viejo

• Old Town

• Caseway in (Perico)

• On the Pedestrian

• At the crafts center of the May 5

• along the Interamerican highway.