From the beginning of this year, I have been travelling a lot to Panama, and while I was expecting some regular Central American small republic, I have found a stunning country, with a lot of life, a lot of business, a lot of fun, and mainly, natural beauty that is not easy to find anywhere else.
In the image above, you can see a panoramic view of the Pacific Coast at Panama City's shore.
Panama has it all: a capital, Panama City, which is the center of government and business, a very active lifestyle, a completely American culture (though they all speak Spanish - and in most cases Spanish-only), malls based on the American model, and with prices which can be compared to prices in the US, excellent restaurants, shiny hotels with great service, and much more. And - how can we forget - the Canal, which guarantees to this fast-growing country an income of millions of dollars per day.
In the image above, you can see a panoramic view of the Pacific Coast at Panama City's shore.
Panama has it all: a capital, Panama City, which is the center of government and business, a very active lifestyle, a completely American culture (though they all speak Spanish - and in most cases Spanish-only), malls based on the American model, and with prices which can be compared to prices in the US, excellent restaurants, shiny hotels with great service, and much more. And - how can we forget - the Canal, which guarantees to this fast-growing country an income of millions of dollars per day.
The Panama Canal, and a large cargo ship going through it. The characteristic of the canal is in the fact that there is a height difference between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans in this area, and the canal compensates this difference by using closed floodgates in order to lift or lower the ships according to the direction they are going.