Chinese-Panamanian Friendship Park — Attraction in Ancón

If you are a fan of koi fish, then this is your park. Throw food such as crackers onto the surface of the water and see hundreds of them reveal themselves. The turtles which they share the pond with will also partake in eating. Seeing both groups together is quite a site.

This place is good to bring kids to enjoy the fish and turtles. I cannot think of any other park that has koi, which happen to be my favorite fish. Benches are conveniently built under the roof of the pavilion where you can sit and relax. This happens to be the spot where most of the koi congregate. The park undergoes maintenance but still needs a bit of work. The parking lot and entrance are free. Bathrooms are stocked with toilet paper.

You can walk around this park of three hectares in as fast as several minutes. Much longer if you stop to appreciate the statues, fish, turtles, architecture and greenery. There is a tiny trail up the hill that leads you to a small, old pagoda referred to as the meditation kiosk.

One park, two worlds. This place was made to commemorate the friendship between two countries, China and Panama. Makes perfect sense since the park is part of the historic private school across the street founded by Chinese...

I really like this place, it's in the middle of the city and even though you can't completely drown out the noise from traffic it really feels calm and relaxing to walk around the trees, hear the birds and see the fish and turtles in the pond. This park has some ramps so it's wheelchair friendly to some point, but there are certain areas you may not be able to reach, specifically the trails. It needs a little bit of love, it does feel like the trails need a little maintenance, but it's really a nice place to quiet down or just escaping the city for a...

We enjoyed feeding the turtles and koi fish in the pond, they like apples and carrots, cabbage not so much. I shaved carrots into the pond, they liked that. The walking paths are old and sitting areas are broken but over all it’s a nice place. They still keep the yard landscaped and fumigate regularly so not too...