The Embassy of Costa Rica in Panama is located in Panama City and represents Costa Rica in Panama, serving Costa Rican citizens who live in or visit the country.
Contact Details
| Address | Torre BICSA Financial Center, 30th floor, Avenida Balboa and Calle Aquilino de la Guardia, Panama City, Panama |
| Telephone | +507 830 7756 +507 830 7757 +507 830 7758 |
| embcr-pa@rree.go.cr | |
| Website | www.rree.go.cr/?sec=exterior&cat=politica&cont=522&pais=PA |
| Head of Mission | Bernardina Esther Vargas García, Ambassador |
Opening Hours
The Panamanian foreign ministry’s order of precedence of the diplomatic corps (9 February 2026) gives no opening hours for the embassy. Call or e-mail before visiting.
Location of the Embassy
Before your visit
- Opening hours: not given in the Panamanian foreign ministry’s order of precedence of the diplomatic corps (9 February 2026) – call or e-mail the embassy before you go.
About the Embassy of Costa Rica in Panama
The ambassador is Bernardina Esther Vargas García, according to the Panamanian foreign ministry’s order of precedence of the diplomatic corps (9 February 2026). The entrance is through the banking area, opposite BAC Panamá, according to the Costa Rican foreign ministry. Costa Rica also has a consular office in David and a consular office in Panama City.
Other embassies in Panama City
73 other countries are represented in Panama City, among them: Croatia (honorary), Cuba (embassy), Cyprus (honorary), Denmark (honorary), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Dominican Republic (embassy), Ecuador (embassy), Egypt (embassy), El Salvador (embassy), Finland (honorary), France (embassy), Germany (embassy), Greece (embassy), Greece (honorary), Guatemala (embassy), Haiti (embassy), Haiti (honorary), Holy See (apostolic nunciature), Honduras (embassy), Hungary (embassy). The full list of all 74 missions is on the overview page for Panama.
Closing days
Public holidays in Panama are New Year’s Day, Martyrs’ Day (9 January), Carnival Tuesday, Good Friday, Labour Day (1 May), Separation Day (3 November), Colón Day (5 November), the First Cry of Independence (10 November), Independence Day (28 November), Mothers’ Day (8 December), the National Day of Mourning (20 December) and Christmas Day, plus the day a new president takes office (1 July every five years, next in 2029). Under the Labour Code, a holiday that falls on a Sunday is observed on the following Monday. The embassy may also close on public holidays of Costa Rica.
Emergency assistance
In Panama, dial 911 for ambulance, fire and police; the fire service can also be reached on 103 and the police on 104 (GOV.UK travel advice).
Diplomatic missions of Costa Rica in Panama
Costa Rica in Panama
The nearest other Costa Rican office is the Consulate in Panama City, in the same city. Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Panama City.
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Details checked on 26 October 2026. Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Panama, Directorate of Protocol – Precedencia Diplomática, 9 February 2026 (archived copy, Internet Archive), Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Affairs – representations of Costa Rica in Panama (updated 1 October 2026), Labour Code of Panama, article 46 (Law 55 of 2001, Gaceta Oficial No. 24431), Law 291 of 2022 (Gaceta Oficial No. 29507-B), GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Panama (getting help).
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