This couple at the Panamá Viejo ruins is reading about the stone wall formerly part of a Dominican Convent established in 1566. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is where Panamá was founded in 1519 by Spanish conquistador Pedrarías Dávila. The city had about 10,000 residents when it was attacked in 1671 by pirate Henry Morgan. His 1,400 men sacked and burned the buildings and killed a large percent of the population.