Visitor & Country Info
Panama Provides Free Health Insurance for 30 Days!
How much does it cost?
It’s free!
How does it work?
Upon arriving in Tocumen International Airport, ask for a brochure and user card at the tourist information center before you go through customs. In the case of an emergency all you need is to present your passport and the user card to any medical establishment to receive care. This insurance is good for 30 days after your legal arrival in panama.
10 Ways to Get the Cheapest Airfares to Panama
Panama is a relatively new tourism destination and so airfares are still higher than longtime destinations like Mexico and Costa Rica. The major airlines that fly to Panama are Continental, Delta, American, Copa, Spirit, Mexicana, Taca and KLM from Amsterdam. Panama has direct flights from New York (Copa, Delta), from Newark (Continental) from Washington D.C. (Copa), from Miami (American, Copa), Los Angeles (Copa), Houston (Continental), Dallas (American), Orlando (Copa) and Fort Lauderdale (Spirit) Here are some tips on getting the cheapest airfares.
Panama City Nightlife
Panama City is known for its lively nightlife. It all takes place in three sectors of the city: the business district, Casco Viejo—the historic Spanish Colonial sector of the city, and the spectacular Amador Causeway connecting a string of Panama Bay islands with ocean and city views both day and night.
When is the Best Time to Visit: Panama's Weather, High Season and Low Season
The first thing you should know is that Panama has only two seasons, the dry season from December to mid March, and the wet, or "green", season from mid March to mid December. As you might deduce from their names, the dry season means little or no rainfall, while the green season can mean rain almost every day. With the exception of the month of November, it typically rains just in the late afternoon and it is a often a hard rain.
The Benefits of Hosting Conventions in Panama
Safe Environment and Modern Infrastructure
Those Incredible Panamanians
"Those Incredible Panamanians" an article by Tomás Nassar of La Republica
November 2011, Costa Rica.
Do you remember that advertisement for some brand of cars or electronics that said: “those incredible Japanese”?
The advertisement stressed the idea that the Japanese were capable of doing anything no matter how difficult it seamed.
The Press: What They’re Saying about Panama as a Tourism Destination
USA Today
April 2010
The Press: What They’re Saying about Panama as a Tourism Destination
Exotic Panama
Forbes Magazine
July 2009
Exotic Panama, that sunny nation in Central America, gateway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans..has almost everything: year-round sun, first-world amenities, bird-filled rainforests, a dollar economy and easy flights from the US, Panama City is considered safest of all Central American cities, with worldly buzz because of the Canal and a World Heritage Site.
Whereever They Lay Their Hat
The Telegraph, London
October 2008
Panama: Business Hub of the Americas
Why have more than 60 corporations—including Dell, Hewlett Packard, General Electric, Proctor & Gamble, Caterpillar and the United Nations—all recently decided to make Panama their regional headquarters? The answer is simple: Today Panama is the best place in Latin America to live and do business.
Recommended Reading- Panama Guide Books and Panama Reads
GUIDE BOOKS:
There are 4 main guide books: Lonely Planet, Frommer's, the Moon Guide and The Panama Planner.
The Panama Planner
