The Panamanian Folklore is varied. It is mainly observed in the Central Provinces (Herrera, Los Santos, Cocle and Veraguas). The typical dress is pollera (for women) and montuno (for men). There are two types of polleras, pollera montuno (for labor) and pollera for galas (with laces). With the pollera for galas, you use fine jewelry; the Panamanian pollera for galas is one of the most expensive dresses known. Men also have two types of montunos, for labor and Sunday (gala); the montuno consists of black pants and white shirt, a straw hat, cutarras (work shoes made of cow leather used by the Panamanian peasants) and a bag named chácara. It is important to indicate that the Panamanian pollera has won international prizes as best typical dress in the world. The pollera originates in Spain, used by Spanish women during the 16th and 17th centuries. There are different typical dances, the most popular: The Tamborito, cumbia, tamborera, mejorana, punto, atravesao, bullerengue, palo de mayo and saracunde dance. There is also the dance of diablicos, congos and indigenous dances. For these dances, Panamanians manufacture their own instruments depending on the type of dance or the indigenous group.

Links of interest:

http://www.lossantosonline.net
http://www.pa/cultura/vestidotipico/P_Panama.htm