Zona Viva - Clubs, Clubs and more clubs

I read that if you want to go dancing, ask for a "disco" not a "club". Otherwise you might end up at a strip-club.

In Panama City, their are three main places that I know of that have nightclubs or lounges: Zona Viva, Calle Uruguay and Casco Viejo.

Calle Uraguay is the area of high end clubs, kind of like Las Vegas. Apparently its where all the rich and wanna be rich people go. I haven't gone myself, except for dinner with my girlfriend so I can't comment much on Calle Uruguay.

Casco Viejo is an older, somewhat historic part of town. Here you'll find a few clubs and mostly bars that caters to a late 20's and up crowd. The area is pretty calm, but some people don't go to it because its near a poorer part of town. We went to two Salsa clubs here, both were just okay...people weren't really dancing.

Zona Viva
Zona Viva is near the Amador causeway, which is a thin strip of land on the water. This place is like Disneyland for 20 year olds who like the over the top club scene. It is about 2 blocks longs and EVERY building is a night club with a neon sign and LOUD music. *TIP - Bring earplugs if you go out dancing in Panama.

Zona Viva has all types of music (house, reggae, regaeton, pop, hip-hop, etc). The average age here is about 22 years old. The cover charges of the clubs range from $5 to $15. It also seemed like some of the people were there just to hang out The place is supposed to be 18 and over, but I KNOW some of those folks were under 18. In fact, I've been told that lots of high school kids go there. If you want nightclub overload, go to Zona Viva.