# Servers in Panama
> Panama has constitutional communications-privacy protection, no hosting-level retention statute, and no MLAT in force with most EU member states — foreign requests fall back to letters rogatory. Note the existing US MLAT: this is distance from Brussels, not from Washington.
**Source:** https://incognitovps.com/servers/panama
**Updated:** 2026-08-13

## Legal dossier — Panama

| Claim | Instrument | Year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Constitutional protection of private communications requiring judicial authorisation | Political Constitution of Panama, Art. 29 | 2004 |
| No general data-retention statute covering hosting providers | Law 51 of 2009 on electronic documents — no retention mandate for hosts | 2009 |
| No mutual legal assistance treaty in force with most EU member states | Panama MLAT register — bilateral treaties limited; requests route through letters rogatory | 2024 |
| Personal-data statute modelled on GDPR principles with local enforcement only | Law 81 of 2019 on Personal Data Protection, in force March 2021 | 2021 |

## The trade-off

Genuine legal distance from Europe, and the letters-rogatory route is slow by design. But Panama does have an MLAT with the United States, so it is the wrong choice if your threat model points at Washington. Latency to Europe is 130 ms.

## Facility

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Facility | PTY-1 · Costa del Este |
| City | Panama City |
| Coordinates | 8.9824, -79.5199 |
| Uplink | 10 Gbps per node |
| EU member state | No |
| Eyes alliance | No documented participation |
| Live since | 2021 |
| Looking glass | lg-pty.incognitovps.com |
| Test address | 185.132.50.10 |
| Network | Direct subsea landing (MAYA-1, PCCS, ARCOS-1); transit via Liberty Networks and Cogent. |

## Measured latency

| Destination | Round trip |
| --- | --- |
| Frankfurt | 132 ms |
| Amsterdam | 130 ms |
| London | 128 ms |
| New York | 61 ms |
| Singapore | 218 ms |

## Pricing here

| Product | From |
| --- | --- |
| Linux VPS | $5.00/mo |
| Dedicated servers | $57.00/mo |
| Storage servers | $20.00/mo |

## Best for

- Latin-American latency
- Legal separation from the EU
- Cold archives
- Redundancy outside Europe

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Panama a good place to host a server?

Panama's constitution shields communications from interference, no hosting-level retention statute exists, and most EU member states have no MLAT in force with Panama — foreign requests fall back to letters rogatory. But the US MLAT is current, so this is distance from Brussels, not Washington. The full trade-off appears on this page.

### Does Panama have mandatory data retention?

There is no general data-retention statute that covers hosting providers. Law 51 of 2009 on electronic documents carries no retention mandate for hosts (2009).

### Is Panama in Five Eyes or the EU?

Panama shows no documented participation in any Eyes intelligence-sharing tier, and as a non-EU member, EU judicial-cooperation instruments do not reach it.

### What latency should I expect from Panama City?

Measured round-trip: 132 ms to Frankfurt, 128 ms to London, 130 ms to Amsterdam, 61 ms to New York, and 218 ms to Singapore. A looking glass is published at lg-pty.incognitovps.com.


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