Plaza Cinco de Mayo

A cacophony of traffic and activity surrounds the Plaza Cinco de Mayo, where buses heading for the Terminal de Bus, Panamá Viejo, downtown, and many more urban destinations are waiting, filling up, and honking their way onwards. In addition to serving as a central bus stop, this busy cluster of Plaza zigzagged by major roads is surrounded by discount-style shops, the 1912 terminus building of the Panama Railroad and the seat of the Panamanian legislature, the Asamblea building. The Plaza Cinco de Mayo crowns the eastern end of the pedestrian strip along the Avenida Central in Santa Ana.