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Coclé, February 20, 2026. - In the year 2026 excavations season at the archaeological site El Caño, in Natá de los Knights District, province of Coclé, the excavation of a new grave, called Tumba 3, is currently being completed. The excavations are financed by the Ministry of Culture of Panama [...]
Panama, February 10, 2026 - The traditional construction processes of the quincha house and the billing board, proposed by Panama, have been listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage List of the World at the UNESCO's urgently needed safeguard category, as adopted by decision 20COM 7.a.4
The Tables, 9 February 2026. - The heart of the Panamanian folklore beats more strongly this week. The Belisario Porra Museum opens its doors to an exhibition that promise to transport visitors directly to the luxury and tradition of the Porras Park: the show "Polleas, Tembleques and Photographs of the Tableño Carnival."
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Panama 24 January 2026. Panama will host the "Cultural Reunion, the Colors of the Greater Caribbean," a high-level regional space aimed at placing culture as a strategic axis of sustainable development, regional integration and social cohesion of the nations of the Greater Caribbean, accordingly
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Panama, January 12, 2026. - To have up-to-date information and to design sound public and private policies are the main aims of creating the National Register of Museums. From this database, the Ministry of Culture (MiCultura) will be better able to plan, prioritize actions, design targeted policies and target resources more equitable.
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Panama, 9 December 2025. - The UNESCO entered the construction techniques of Panama's quincha houses on its list of emergency safeguard. The decision relies on recognition of the value of this ancestral architecture but warns about its imminent disappearance as a result of shortages of raw materials.
The Herrera Museum "Fabio Rodriguez" received an archaeological piece with high historic value, donated by the Corro Cano Delgado family, on Sunday November 9, during an official event headed by the national director of Museums, Raúl Castro Zacrisson. The surrender was held with local authorities, members of the museum and representatives of
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Portobelo, Colón - November 3, 2025. St. Jerónimo's fort at Portobelo suffers from intense rain and sedimentation at bay The Ministry of Culture reports that St. Jerónimo's fort, part of the UNESCO's World Heritage Site "Caribbean Coast Fortifications of Panama," has been affected
Colón, October 31, 2025. The Ministry of Culture, in partnership with UNESCO and the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning and the Municipality of Colón, launched last Wednesday, October 29, the workshop "Training on Living Heritage and Sustainable Urban Development," a regional initiative aimed at strengthening local capacities for
Panama, October 6, 2025. - The "Toro Itinerante de Pucará: Ambassador of the Peruvian Altiplano" will be held throughout October 2015 at the Regional Museum of Veraguas. The sample of ancient ceramics from Peru that was presented by Peru's ambassador to Panama, Mario López.
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