If you like bumper to bumper traffic, you'll like Avenida Balboa. If you want to cruise along and not be bothered, stay away. More

One of the busiest area in Panama City is Avenida Balboa. This is a great area if you want to bike, skate, or just walk. Wide sidewalks by the water or you can walk in the middle for other scenery. During Christmas they usually have huge Festivities and really huge decorations. They set up carnivals there occasionally as well. I... More

Stayed nearby, at Calle Uruguay, and it was nice to take a sunset stroll here. Watch the skyline in the golden light. Annoying thing was you couldn't cross the 6 file (or so) highway in so many places. More

The postcard street on the pacific cost of panama. A lot of tall building and some grass areas... Really lively esp. during Christmas. More

Avenida Balboa is good to know because it will help you find your way around Panama City. Signs will always point you back to there if you get lost etc. Then you can find your hotel by earlier reference....... A huge remodel still in progress but not obstrucitng anything now, has turned what was call Balboa Avenue into a place... More

Their architects are amazing. The one green spiral , called the screw, is the most magnificent skyscraper that I have ever seen. More

great place to walk in the mornings and buy fresh fish at the fish market it doesn't get any better than that. More

Wasn't sure at first what to think, but an evening walk along Avenida Balboa is actually quite enjoyable. Plus, there are quite a few things to stop and enjoy along the way (restaurants, bars and clubs). Just don't go east of the Intercontinental though - the traffic is a bit crazy closer to the mall. More

Balboa is near the entrance of the canal and there is a close view of the ships that come in. From Balboa Pier there is also a ferry that leaves every morning to Contadora Island, one of the Las Perlas islands in the Pacific. More