Avenida Central Peatonal

This guide to Avenida Central Peatonal in Panama City starts underfoot, with a promise made in two thousand thirteen: an eleven-million, five-hundred-thousand-dollar contract for an underground parking garage beneath this pedestrian strip. It follows the company that won the bid, incorporated only weeks before the bidding closed, and the one hundred thirty-three vendors told to move their stalls to make way for construction. The authorization arrived one month before city elections, and the council quietly forgave the vendors' debts to smooth the way.