When
you hear the word Panama,
you think of the Panama Canal, which is one of our principal
attractions, but Panama is much more than a Canal, it
is considered a “tourist
paradise for excellence waiting to be exploited, the
human warmth of its people will make your visit an unforgettable
experience”.
The Isthmus of Panama has the form of an inverted “S”;
it is located in Central America, between Costa Rica
and Colombia and in the middle of the Pacific and Atlantic
Oceans, has a surface of 75,517 square kilometers and
territorial waters of 2,210 square kilometers, which
makes a territorial extension of 78,200 square
kilometers.
The Republic of Panama has an extended variety of flora
and fauna, beautiful beaches in the Pacific side as
well as in the Atlantic side, mysterious jungles, and
Indian groups of great interest. The name Panama
has an Indian origin and means abundance of fishes or
of butterflies. Some colonial times historians attribute
the name to the majestic tree “Panama”,
of abundant shade, under which the aborigine families
met.
In Panama, you can also enjoy the colonial past in the
main monuments, which are the first City of Panamá,
“La Vieja” (The Old) and the “Casco
Viejo o Antiguo” (old city), both still displaying
the original architecture. In Panama not only you can
find natural beauty but also enjoy an incredibly cosmopolitan
city with the road infrastructure of a first world country,
business services, telecommunications, more than 100
banking institutions, 5 star hotels, restaurants, and
an excellent night life (bars, discos and casinos).
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