Casa Latina

Panama City


Colorful Casa Latina has a large selection of beautiful handicrafts, ranging from the affordable to a Panama hat on sale for US$2500! Some of the items on collectors’ lists include the detailed animal masks made by the Embera people and the handmade baskets created by women of the Waunaan communities.

The larger baskets can take months, or even years, to complete and can sell for thousands of dollars. Quality is high, and even if you don’t buy anything, it’s an interesting place to window shop.


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