Panama map

Panama

A world we all share

Choose your attraction

The transit country

Panama is a country on the isthmus linking Central and South America. The Panama Canal, a famous feat of human engineering, cuts through its center, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to create an essential shipping route. In the capital, Panama City, modern skyscrapers, casinos and nightclubs contrast with colonial buildings in the Casco Viejo district and the rainforest of Natural Metropolitan Park.

Population: 4.099 million
Capital: Panama city
Currency: Balboa (PAB) & United States dollar (USD)
Official languages: Spanish
Different ways to move around: Motorcycle tours and rentals are less common, buses in Panama city are popular or taxi (fix a price before the ride) and long-distance buses.

Don’t listen to what they say, go see ~ chinese proverb

Related Articles

OUR LIST OF

Panama attractions

FOLLOW US

Get in touch !

JOIN THE COMMUNITY AND STAY TUNED FOR NEWS IN THE BACKPACKING WORLD!

Subscribe !

EN