What have you heard about Panama besides the Canal?

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What have you heard about Panama besides the Canal?

Answer 1

Da Dave obviously lives here!  Great answers!  

What can you say about a country that is as unique as Panama?  An isthmus that forms a land bridge between North and South America, so uniquely positioned between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.  Take a morning dip in the Atlantic Ocean and then take a short 3 hr drive across the isthmus and take an afternoon dip in the Pacific.

Because of the Panama Canal shortens the time it takes for shipping vessels to deliver goods almost every national in the world has a vested interest in the development of the canal expansion.

Or what about the natural diversity of Panama itself?  Beaches of the coastlines, the mountains (second largest volcanic crater in the world or the heights of Volcan Baru where I've heard tales of an occasional snow flurry) the Darien jungle that swallows the Pan-American High every time they tried to connect the road to Colombia, the metropolis of Panama City (an international banking center), Indian villages, farms, cattle, tropical fruits cultural diversity.  It host the southern most range of the Northern

Hemisphere species of animals as well as the northern most reach of the Southern Hemisphere species of animals.  900 species of birds (birdwatcher haven), over 10,000 species of plants (Smithsonian is here, both aquatic and in the Darien).

Lest I blather on and on let me sum up my love of my adopted country by saying it is only about the size of South Carolina, but I am ALWAYS amazed at the amount of diversity and richness of living here.  

For other types of information on Panama see http://www.panamaexpertos.com/

Answer 2

What's more to say after all you've seen here......It's paradise!!!!  Come join the fun!!!

Answer 3

ive heard that its a very nice place to visit and that there is alot to see that the canal is a nice sight and its good to go there and take pictures

Answer 4

althogh the previous person that has posted has indicated that there is not much more to say, I think there is something that is worth mentioning....

panama is abundant with cute boys of all types.

Answer 5

I will mention some other good places in Panama besides the Canal:

Isla Bocas:  Beautiful Beaches.

Boquete:  Perfect weather in the mountains.  Good breeze, not too cold

Volcan:  Excellent weather in the mountains.  Good breeze, not too cold

Cerro Punta:  Place where is full of strawberries.

Isla Grande:  Very good beach in Colon city.

El coastway:  A beautiful place in the coast, with good restaurants and places to take a look.

El Valle:  Beautiful place in the forest, coast you about $2.00 to take a look.

Mi pueblito:  Nice place of things made in Panama.

Those are top places to go and visit besides the Canal.  Now i will mention the good panamanian restaurants and not too expensive, but very exquisite:

El Chimborazo:  located in Juan Diaz, for appetizer take a ceviche de Corvina and for meal take a fried fish with yuca... very exquisite

Flamencos:  Located in Coastway of Amador, Take a spaqhetti with shrimps.  very good

Parrillada Jimmy:  Located in Avenida Balboa, Take a Broiled Octopus.... Excellent.

El trapiche:  Located in Via Argentina, take a Hojaldre Sandwich with the topping of your choice...... Excellent.

Palacio Lung Fung:  Located in Transistmica, take a dim sam breakfast, the best of the best.

All of those one are located in the middle of Panama, not far away, so you can go and taste.  WAO.

You can go also to the bars and take some beers if you drink, like hooters, fridays or you can go to a cheap one and very good called La Tablita... very good beers and the sell a choripan sandwich..... excellent

Nightclubs, that are very inn are People and Moods located in calle Uruguay.

Those are the places that you dont have to leave Panama before visiting them.

Answer 6

Apparently the place is booming. Real estate is rising, unemployment is very low and banks are investing money there.

Also, it is reputed to be quite safe.

Answer 7

Michael Scofield originally planned to escape to Panama with his brother and friend.