Travelers on the Panama Metro  on Thursday, August 15 came face to face with iconic  characters from the country’s history on  Thursday August 15  by some of the most iconic figures in the history of Panama, as part of  the celebration of the founding of  Panama the first Pacific  coast  city built by the Spanish conquerors 500 years ago.

  The ghosts from the past were recreated by actors  who traveled the subway cars  and 30 stations playing the roles   historical characters including  the conqueror Vasco Nuñez de Balboa, his indigenous concubine Anyansi,  “The  mother of the Nation,” Maria Ossa de Amador, the English buccaneer  Henry Morgan, among others.

Carlos Aguilar Director  of the  Cultural Institute (INAC), said that the initiative was  carried out in on the the two lines of the transport system from 6:00 am until the late  afternoon.

“Each subway station became  a theater, an exhibition gallery of paintings, sculptures and photography. The entire capital  city capital and the main cities were  activated with cultural events to celebrate 500 years and the creation of the Ministry of Culture, ”said Aguilar .

On the same day  President Laurentino  Cortizo  sanctioned the law  creating  the Ministry of Culture, and confirmed that he will appoint Aguilar as head of the portfolio.