Chitré, Herrera

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official_name = Chitre
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native_name = Chitreanos
nickname = Sarigueños
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The City Of Chitre, founded in 1848, is located in the province of Herrera. The city has many amenities and conveniences similar to Panama City like: hotels, restaurants with national and international food, banks, stores, internet access, multilevel malls, telecommunication systems, etc. It is one of Panama highest developed cities and one of the most industrialized ones which provides the country and part of the continent with fuels, meats and clothes. It also has an international airport which is slated for opening in December 2 of 2007along with the activation of the Bus Rapid Transit in the city.

History

The City of Chitre was founded on October 19, 1848 by the Provincial Chamber of Panama, who ordered in their Article 1, inscription 4 to organize Chitre as a Parroquial District, in the County of Los Santos, this district was to included the towns of Chitre, Monagrillo and La Arena, separate from Los Santos District.

Location

Herrera borders on the north with Cocle, on the south with Los Santos, north/northeast with Veraguas and east with the Pacific Ocean (Parita Bay). The Santa Maria river acts as a border with Cocle while the La Villa river performs the same function on the border with Los Santos. It is located on the Azuero Pensinsula, place that shares with Los Santos and part of Veraguas.

Nearby Towns

The most important towns in Herrera are Chitre, Parita, Ocu, Las Minas, Los Pozos and Santa Maria in that order more or less. It is a very lively place during the yearly carnivals. Herrera, like the other central provinces, is best known for its artisanal products, in particular clay pottery. These can be found in many places along the road such as the one depicted here in the town of La Arena.

Commerce, shopping, trading and industrialization

The city of Chitre has become the commercial center for the central provinces of the country. Credit cards, such as Visa, Mastercard or American Express are widely used in most of the shopping centers, malls, grocery stores, Supermarkets, pharmacies, restaurants, hotels and for car rentals.

The city has cheaper shops and markets, all ubicated on the downtown of the city, along with trading places and sale stores, it also has a plaza and some factories, of service, Heavy and touristic based industry.

Chitre is the only place outside out of the US to have a branch of the (almost defunct) Taste Freez fast food chain.

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