Panama City has an unusually youthful population, and is comprised of an astounding cultural mix, most notably those born from a mix of Native American and European background, and those of both European and African heritage. There is also a great deal of Caribbean descendants whose ancestors immigrated to Panama in the 19th and 20th centuries. Panama City attracts a great deal of immigrants, partially due to its prime location between oceans and continents, and partially because it is one of the most diverse cities in all of Latin America. The religious slant is primarily Roman Catholic, and quite conservative, however there is a growing Jewish population, in addition to other major western and a few eastern religions. Panama City is seperated into distinct socio-economic sectors, with the wealthy and business areas lying northeast of the penninsula, while the low-income neighborhoods, or shantytowns, are built into rocky hills or the several swamps that dot the outskirts of Panama City. As Panama City is the center of commerce and manufacturing in Panama, development has caused migrations of the wealthy and the poor alike outside of the city, which has created an arresting juxtaposition of luxury high-rise condos next to a literal slum, where the homes have dirt floors and lack running water.