PANAMÀ

GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE

The weather is hot all year round with the highest temperature’s lowest at 26 Celsius and the highest at 29.

You should pack shorts, tank tops, comfortable pants, etc...

DURING SPRING AND SUMMER...

DURING THE WINTER AND FALL...

TRAVEL INFO

It is a 45 hour drive from Richmond to Panama City. A plane is recommended and cheaper.

It is fairly cheap to visit panama, in some parts it is fairly dangerous. Staying in Panama City is your best bet.

PANAMA CITY

A must see when visiting Panama.

PANAMA CANEL

• The Panama canel is a 48 mile man made waterway
• It starts at a town called Isthmus
• It took 14 years to build and over 80,000 people participated in building it

CULTURE

PANAMANIANS

• The people of panama are reffred as Panamanians
• Some coins are in memory of urraca, a Indian chief who resisted the Spanish conquest
• In Panama City you can find traditional Panamanian foods that they cook right in front of you such as beef,pork,etc...

CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE RATE

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• The Panamanian bolboa (dollar) equals 1.28 Canadian dollars
• Panama is not a cheap place to live in
• To buy a 25,000 dollar car in Canada it will be approximately 32,000 in panama

HOLIDAYS/FESTIVALS

FESTIVALS

• In January there is a festival called "flower and coffee"
• It lasts 10 days in Panama City
• There will be a lot of flowers in stands and people drinking coffee
• There will be a lot of live music

HOLIDAYS

• Christmas in panama is not about presents it's a day to be greatful and give to others
• Panamanians will spend the day at church
• There is Christmas music playing around the city of panama

IMPORTANT SITES

The Panama Viejo is a very historical and important site because it is the remains of the Old Panama located in the suburbs of Panama.

FAMOUS PEOPLE

JORDAN BREWSTER

• She attended Yale University and graduated with a B.A. degree in English in 2003
• She married film producer Andrew Form in May 2007 and the couple had a son named Julian
• She’s starred in the famous fast and furious movie

HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR STAY IN PANAMA CITY!