Panama the path less travel

P anama is one of the world's most visitor-friendly countries. It has the highest rating for tourist safety from the prestigious Pinkerton Intelligence Agency. It's people are warm, friendly and unspoiled. Panama has always been an international crossroads-Panamanians are accustomed to meeting people from other lands and English is a second language. Another great visitor convenience is that the US dollar is the Panamanian currency.

Panama has great potential with protected rain forests, exotic wildlife, tropical mountains, great historical sites, white sand beaches, coral reefs, deep-sea fishing, architecture of Spanish-colonial nature, and several Amerindian cultures. Panama is most famous for its canal, one of the great engineering feats of the 20th century and a major attraction for cuise-ships passengers and those who opt for smaller boat tours. Also the shopping in Panama is some of th greats in the wold.

Panamá, the ideal country for the closest contact to a rainforest. It's the only Latin America capital "Panama City" surrounded by rainforest less than ten minutes away from its center and with a easy access to three National Parks.
If your idea is to get in the rainforest, Panamá offers you Nationals Parks, declared Biosphere Reserve and Mankind Heritage. The Rainforest have the richest variety of flora and fauna around the world (Darién National Park) where more than 10,000 species of plants and 1000 species of birds live together. You can also visit Indian tribes along with the tropical rain forest only 1.5 from Panama City.

The developing tourist industry is concentrating on the limitless possibilities for eco-tourism. Lodges are being established to rival those in neighbouring Costa Rica where the infrastructure is long-established. Panama now offers a great array of hotels and lodges

Although not well known for its beaches, Panama has almost 3,000km of coastline. The coral reefs and unspoilt sands are as gorgeous as any of the more celebrated beaches in the region. These are located both on the Caribbean in the north and on the Pacific in the south.

Although currently little visited by tourists, Panama is a friendly and welcoming country with an eclectic mix of cultures from Europe, Africa, China, India and the West Indies.