Panama, February 2, 2026. During the summer holidays, the project Juguemos en el Casco, supported by the office of the Casco Antiguo of the Ministry of Culture, develops a cultural, educational and recreational programme aimed at children and adolescents from 6 to 16 years of age from the communities of San Felipe, El Chordillo and Santa Ana, including children with disabilities, with the aim of promoting social inclusion and equitable access to training and recreational spaces.

The aim of the program is to offer participants a secure space for learning and recreation and to move them from at-risk environments through tours to get to know history, traditional games and community activities that strengthen their identities and their sense of belonging to the different sites declared as World Heritage.

Children and youth accompanied by volunteers for three weeks have been living with an open-air experience, keeping them from at-risk environments and providing them with secure spaces to express and develop their creativity.

The sessions include visits to iconic sites such as Panama La Vieja, Portobelo and San Lorenzo, linking these tours with the history of Casco Antiguo, and these experiences have been added to the pool's day and have been connected with nature in forest reserves and old-fashioned games as well as with the can and Jax, as with challenges that rescue traditions that form part of the collective memory of Panamanian people.

One of the most advanced moments that participants have been expecting is the search for treasure, a playful activity that, through clues and photographs, invites children to get to know more about the historic architecture of Casco Antiguo.

A great public holiday with face pint, children's show, inflatable play and other recreational events are held as an end to the program, with certificates of participation and a symbolic mark of the end of summer holidays.

In its most recent week of activity, the program Juguemos en el Casco brought together children and volunteers from communities participating in biomuseus tours, the Miraflores Scluses and the Paradise Sport Complex, highlighting the value of learning through experience.

The program has an estimated impact of 100 children benefitted a year and shows that play, history and culture are powerful tools for building an identity, strengthening values and offering new opportunities to Panamanian children.