Coronado (Panama)

Coronado is in Central Panama. Located along the Pan American Highway, this town is a popular shopping destination for long term tourists who live nearby.

Understand

It has a desirable sandy beach area nearby, which is largely controlled by individual gated communities which tend to be golf centric. Its very hard to get to see the beaches unless you are staying one of the large communities.

The shopping here caters to local Panamanians and to foreigners. This means that you can find inexpensive items in the stores that the locals use, and much more expensive imported items that the foreigners want in the brand name stores.

Get around

1 Coronado es Vida Gated luxury golf community near the main town shopping mall.

2 Playa Tita, small public beach. A small public beach at the end of a long rural road. (updated Oct 2023)

Buy

• 1 Super 99 grocery store (Coronado Mall, just off Pan America highway). Large busy, grocery store with reasonable prices, popular with locals and expats. (updated Oct 2023)
• 2 Machetazo groceries (The Village Plaza, off the Pan American highway). Large grocery store, popular with locals and expats (updated Oct 2023)
• 3 Riba Smith, ☏ +507 3454624. Newer grocery store, popular with expats because it has more imported items at proportionately higher prices. (updated Oct 2023)

Eat

• Restaurante Nazca 21 Coronado (Peru), Coronado Golf, Nueva Gorgona, Panama (Main mall, along PanAmerican highway in Coronado), ☏ +507 3443427. Peru atmosphere, decoration's and great Peruvian food, good service in upscale type of place. (updated Nov 2023)