El Chorrillo
Also spelled: Chorrillo
Definition
A working-class neighborhood of Panama City next to the Casco Antiguo. Partly built to house Canal workers, it suffered devastating destruction during the U.S. invasion of December 1989. Birthplace of boxers, musicians and of arrabalero speech.
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El Chorrillo changed forever after '89.El Chorrillo cambió para siempre después del 89.
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