PANAMA

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

• Climate: tropical maritime
• rainy season May-Jan., short dry season Jan.- May
• Location: Middle America, bordering Caribbean Sea and North Pacific
• between Colombia and Costa Rica
• Average annual temperature is 80. 6 degrees

TRADITIONAL DISHES

• Arroz con pollo -
• chicken cooked with vegetables and spices and served with rice
• Corvina - local sea bass, fried or baked, usually with lime
• Chicharrones - fried or roasted pork fat and skin
• Tortillas - corn flour pancakes topped with eggs, cheese, or beans

TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS

• La Mejorana Festival
• "El Torito” is considered to be a famous dance filled with joy.
• "Gran Diablo” which is a devil dance
• It is a custom to address every member in a group

FUN FACTS!

• Panama was the first Latin American country to adopt the U.S. currency as its own.
• Panama is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic.
• Panama City is the only capital city that has a rain forest within the city limits.
• The canal generates fully one-third of Panama’s entire economy.

ARTIFACTS

• Tombs of powerful warriors adorned in gold were found in cemeteries
• Pottery was smuggled out of Panama and found in Oregon

RESOURCES

• http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/01/nata-chiefs/coventry-
• http://www.panama-culture.com/en/costumbres.aspx
• http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-panama/
• http://www.pokerrefugees.com/img/panama2.jpg

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

• While in Panama, you can visit the beach Isla Taboga
• You can visit Pearl Island forests, beaches, and a cruise
• You can zip line at Bouquete
• You can visit Amador Causeway which connects three islands.
• You can climb Panama's highest geographical point called Volcan Baru