Albrook Mall is a large shopping mall and leisure complex located in Panama City, Panama. As of July 2022 it was the 25th largest mall in the world and second largest in the Americas.
History The mall was opened in 2002 on the site of Albrook Air Force Base, which had been a United States Air Force base in the former Panama Canal Zone.El paraíso perdido del canal de Panamá, El País, 31 August 2014 It is located beside the city's main bus station and the Marcos A. Gelabert domestic airport.
The mall contains about 400 businesses and receives up to 50,000 visitors per day.Albrook Mall no tiene rociadores , La Prensa, 15 March 2013, accessed 9 May 2016 Approximately 25% of the visitors are foreigners.Mayor competencia de ‘malls', un desafío a la rentabilidad, La Estrella de Panamá, 20 March 2016 The mall provides employment for around 10,000 people. Businesses include a cinema, restaurants, supermarkets, clothing retailers, pharmacies, travel agents, hairdressers, fitness center, bowling, and children's play areas.
On 13 March 2013, a fire broke out. While no one was injured, damage was caused to 60 shops, resulting in losses of approximately $ 15 million. The damage was exacerbated by the lack of fire sprinklers, which had not been installed when the mall was opened, since they weren't mandatory at the time of construction.
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