Nature · Amador (Ancón)
Amador Causeway (Calzada de Amador)
Checked · official siteWe checked the details on the place’s own or an official website.
A 6 km seaside road built from canal excavation rock that links three small islands, with a waterfront path for walking, biking and scooters, views of the skyline and ships at the canal entrance, and restaurants on the islands. The Biomuseo, Punta Culebra and the ferries to Taboga and the Pearl Islands are all here.
Good to know
Bike, quad-bike, buggy and golf-cart rentals operate along the causeway (see the Buggy & Go entry). Public bus route C850 from the Albrook metro station serves the causeway per Visit Panamá. Coordinates are a point on the causeway path and are approximate.
Details
- Hours
- Public road and path
- Duration
- 2-4 hours
- Seasonality
- Year-round; late afternoon is cooler
- Best for ages
- All ages
- Shabbat
- Not walkable from Paitilla (several km plus the causeway itself). Visit on a weekday or Sunday.
- Booking
- No
- Kosher food
- Hadassah Magazine (March 2025) mentions 'kosher ice cream spots' along the causeway but names none, and we could not confirm a kosher-certified shop on the causeway. Treat as no confirmed kosher food; bring snacks.
- Distance from Panama City
- ~7 km straight-line from Punta Paitilla (computed from coordinates; road distance is longer)
Sources
- tourismpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- hadassahmagazine.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- chabadpanama.com (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
- nominatim.openstreetmap.org (opens in a new tab) · checked Nov 5, 2026
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