(NYTimes) Whether you have health insurance at home or not, if you visit Panama youâll get free coverage for 30 days under a program that the country began last month. The insurance, financed by a $40 departure tax, covers up to $7,000 in hospital and medical fees related to accidents or disease, $2,000 in emergency dental expenses and $20,000 in the case of accidental … [Read more...]
The Cost of Traveling in Panama
(Nomadic Matt) As part of my continuing desire to give you the best budget travel tips I can, Iâm going to continue with my never ending series on country costs. This time, weâre going to look at Panama. Iâve spent the last month in Panama with a goal of spending $35 USD per day. How did I do? I failed. Miserably. I spent $1,674.81 USD in 28 days, which is an average of $59.81 … [Read more...]
New Rio Hato International Airport a Surfer’s Delight
(Surfers Village) Rio Hato, in CoclĂ©, near to the Pacific beaches has been chosen as the site for the construction of an international airport to serve the interior. Other locations in the running were Aguadulce, AntĂłn, Penonome, Santiago and ChitrĂ©. As a sweetener to protesters in Santiago, which claims the airport should have been sited their because of the regionâs … [Read more...]
Panama: a haven for tourism, natural wonders
(Palm Beach Daily News) If I were writing a travel slogan for this uniquely âSâ-shaped country that connects North and South America, it would go like this: âWeâre not Colombia. Weâre not Costa Rica. We are Panama.â Itâs short. Itâs to the point. And it might get listeners and readers to take a fresh look a why this land of mountains, extinct volcanoes, virgin rain … [Read more...]
Castillo de San Lorenzo
(Lost Paradise of Panama) Castillo de San Lorenzo, or Fort San Lorenzo, is one of those great places to visit thatâs not too far off the beaten path. Itâs located on the other side of the massive Gatun Locks near a former Canal Zone fort now known simply as Sherman. Many US servicemen are familiar with the Jungle Operations Training Center that was located here for … [Read more...]