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The eruv in Panama City

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Panama City has a community eruv over the main Jewish neighborhoods. The official map, titled 'Eruv Panama' and linked from both Shevet Ahim's sites and Chabad's, covers La Cresta, Bella Vista, Marbella, Paitilla and Punta Pacífica, and Chabad also lists parts of Avenida Balboa and the Cinta Costera. The local community maintains it, and Shevet Ahim publishes the map.

Confirm the eruv's status every Friday; there's no public weekly status notice.

Areas the map covers

  • La Cresta
  • Bella Vista (part)
  • Marbella (part)
  • Punta Paitilla
  • Punta Pacífica
  • Avenida Balboa / Cinta Costera (part)

Open the community’s eruv map

The map is published by the community as “Eruv Panama”. We don’t redraw the line ourselves: an approximate copy could put someone on the wrong side of it.

Checking the status before Shabbat

Open the map before Shabbat and check that your hotel and walking route are inside the line; Marbella and Bella Vista are only partly covered. There's no public weekly status notice, so confirm every Friday that the eruv is up: ask the Shevet Ahim office or Chabad, or ask at your shul.

Contacts: the Shevet Ahim office, +507 225-5990, or Chabad on WhatsApp, +507 6636-8515. Confirm the eruv’s status every Friday before Shabbat.

Maintained by
Local community (Shevet Ahim publishes the map)
Checked
The community checks it weekly, we’re told (as reported, Nov 2026)
Weekly status notice
None published. Ask on Friday.

Questions

Is there an eruv in Panama City?

Yes. A community eruv covers the main Jewish neighborhoods: Punta Pacífica, Punta Paitilla, La Cresta and parts of Bella Vista, Marbella, Avenida Balboa and the Cinta Costera.

Who looks after the eruv?

Local community (Shevet Ahim publishes the map). As for checking, the community checks it weekly, we’re told (as reported, Nov 2026).

How do I know whether the eruv is up this Shabbat?

There's no public weekly status notice, hotline or channel. Confirm every Friday: call the Shevet Ahim office or message Chabad, or ask at your shul.

Is my hotel inside the eruv?

Check your hotel and your walking route on the community's eruv map before Shabbat. Marbella and Bella Vista are only partly covered.

Staying nearby? See walking minutes from each hotel to shul.

Sources

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