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While Panama is known mostly for its famous canal, the country's natural attractions offer an irresistible lure to far-sighted travelers. This oft-overlooked country offers some of the finest birding, snorkeling and hiking in the Americas.
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Fri, 11 May 2012 | By anniebee | Views [54] | Comments [5]
Hola amigos!!! I'm writing from Santa Fe, Panama, where the closest ATM is 1.5 hours away, credit/debit cards are useless, horses and chivas (pickup trucks that stop when you flag them down) are the main transportation for many of the locals, and, ... Read more >
Thu, 3 May 2012 | By safetyhub | Views [156]
Many diseases including Dengue Fever,
Leptospirosis, Brucelloosis and Chagas Disease are water borne, food borne or
insect borne diseases which occur in Panama and cannot be vaccinated against.
The best cure is prevention. Use insect repellent
at ... Read more >
Tags: central america, panama, travel-health
Thu, 3 May 2012 | By safetyhub | Views [134]
Diablos Rojos are the colourful former school buses that are seen everywhere in Panama, they are the principle form of local transport, costing a measly 25c for a one way fare. Travel on these local buses is not recommended because
they do not follow ... Read more >
Tags: central america, panama, travel-transport
Thu, 3 May 2012 | By safetyhub | Views [125]
Panama will never make into the list for the world’s top 10 safe places to visit, not sure it would make the top 25. Crime levels are high and not petty theft - violent crime like armed robberies (which have been known to occur in restaurants!) shootings, ... Read more >
Tags: central america, panama, travel-crime
Thu, 3 May 2012 | By safetyhub | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 16 Apr 2012 | By sunshine3503 | Views [52]
I dont' know when all started, but here I was... In my own country, Panama I was backpacking and I liked it A LOT. But one of my backpacking trips ,and a local encounter with a foreigner traveler would change my life forever. He was a young, good looking ... Read more >
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Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By jocelynnnadeau | Photo Gallery
Out and about on the land bridge
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Fri, 3 Feb 2012 | By rubylucas | Views [156]
Panama City Panama City is stinking hot and with little deliberation we decided the best way to see it was on a city tour on which we get ferried around the city in an air conditioned minivan. On the city tour we were taken to a range ... Read more >
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 | By rubylucas | Views [166]
Sailing to San Blas into a New Year and New Continent On 29 th December we set sail from Cartagena, Colombia to Puerto Lindo, Panama via the San Blas islands in the Caribbean. The trip lasted 6 days and 5 nights which is quite a ... Read more >
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 31 Jan 2012 | By rubylucas | Photo Gallery
Colombia To Panama Over New years
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Wed, 11 Jan 2012 | By mr306 | Views [190]
Good morning everyone im typing from the city of David (pop 100,000 or something) in the Chiriqui province of Panama. Here in the lowlands of the Mountains that seperate bocas and chiriqui it quite dry and always super hot. Im staying at one of the nicest ... Read more >
Sun, 8 Jan 2012 | By mr306 | Views [176]
Good morning all. Today I woke up to my first day of full sunshine and no clouds and super hot! I was also busy with my first attempt at laundry the old fashioned way, wash/dry = sink/sun. Today will be a lazy beach day as tomorrow early morning ill ... Read more >
Fri, 6 Jan 2012 | By mr306 | Views [202]
hi everybody hope all is well, please ignore any mistakes in my message these keyboards are tough to figure out. im writing from Bocas Del Toro, Panama on Isla Colon I seem to be currently serinated ¿spelling? by 80s top 40 hits redone in spanish haha.... Read more >
Fri, 6 Jan 2012 | By mr306 | Views [111]
hi everybody hope all is well, please ignore any mistakes in my message these keyboards are tough to figure out. im writing from Bocas Del Toro, Panama on Isla Colon I seem to be currently serinated ¿spelling? by 80s top 40 hits redone in spanish haha.... Read more >
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