This paper presents data and information on cartography, science that is responsible for the mapping and study of geographic maps. And whose origin is very old. Examples are given on the classification of Cartography. The antecedents of the Cartography in Panama are described, from the colonial period, and its actuality, its development and evolution. In Panama there are institutions in charge of map making, thanks to modern cartographic and printing systems, its importance lies in its use is from the basic and elementary forms of the use of physical maps, to its use in land use planning, emergency services, border protection, risk and threat zones, infrastructure construction, logistics, national security, better delimitation and watershed management, more accurate geomorphological studies, among many others