The main area of prostitution in Panama City is Bella Vista. Street prostitution also occurs on Avenida Ricardo Arias, Central Avenue and Avenida Perú.

Does Panama have a red light district?

El Cangrejo is also Panama Citys rowdiest, bawdiest zone. It could be called the citys Red Light District, though no discrete red lights are required to signal the locations of brothels or other sex-industry businesses. The sex trade is present in El Cangrejo but not omnipresent or overpowering.