Last updated on December 20, 2023.

Mi Pueblito is a very touristy park with replica traditional towns from Panama’s main ethnic groups. It’s located at the base of Ancón Hill. If you can’t make it out of Panama City, this is an interesting way to see how Panamanians live rural areas and the construction styles each ethnic group uses.

Mi Pueblito is definitely a cheesy tourist trap but it didn’t seem to be trapping many tourists. Maybe it would have been better if I wasn’t the only visitor there. It seemed like a ghost town and none of the employees seemed too interested in taking my money. Only the women running the souvenir shops were aggressive.

Mi Pueblito on Cerro Ancón in Panama City
Mi Pueblito

 

Visiting

Admission for foreigners is US$3 (as of September 2023). It’s open daily except Mondays from 8am to 4pm. I took a taxi from Albrook to get there.

 

Mestizo Village

There are three main “towns”. The first shows a mestizo village complete with school, barber shop, and church.

Mestizo village at Mi Pueblito in Panama City
Mestizo village
Typical home in the Mestizo village at Mi Pueblito in Panama City
Typical home
Typical home

 

Afro-Antillean Village

Next is an Afro-Antillean village with its beautiful architecture. I was able to have a fresh juice and ice cream in the small café in this village. None of the shops were open.

Afro-Antillean village at Mi Pueblito in Panama City
Afro-Antillean village
Afro-Antillean village

 

Indigenous Village

Finally is an indigenous village with huts made of wood and straw.

Indigenous village at Mi Pueblito in Panama City
Indigenous village
Indigenous village at Mi Pueblito in Panama City
Indigenous village

 

Conclusion

Overall, it’s probably better not to waste your time here. I spent an hour wandering through the village and the only useful thing I did was buy a few gifts at the souvenir shops. You can buy much of the same at Paseo de Las Bóvedas in Casco Viejo.

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