Panama Resorts

This article offers a brief round-up of some of Panama´s best resorts.

Submitted By SallyA

The Panama Canal

This article looks at the Panama Canal.

Submitted By SallyA

Casco Viejo: A Historical Treasure

In the big city noise of Panama City, Casco Viejo provides a refuge from the stresses of modern-day living. A colorful district filled with architectural beauty and historical sites, Casco Viejo is not to be missed.

Submitted By Amy W

Vacation in the Utopia of the Darien National Park

There is more to the confluence properties of Panama than a convenient passage for ships between the Pacific and the Atlantic. The Darien National Park is a magical meeting place for ecosystems, birds, other animals, and human races that provide an ideal backdrop for a mentally healing vacation.

Submitted By Dr S Banerji

YANKEE GONE HOME, PANAMA AND THE US LEGACY

Overall the future for Panama looks good. They have a stable Government at last. There is economic growth, and although wealth redistribution remains a problem it is no more than elsewhere in the region. The canal provides a steady solid source of revenue. This can be reinvested in new ventures such as international banking and as noted tourism. It took a long time and the road was hard but Panama has finally become more than a transit point between two oceans

Submitted By James Smith

THE TOWN THAT MORGAN SACKED, OLD PANAMA

In 1671 Morgan with force of over 2000 men and thirty-eight ships attacked and sacked Fort San Lorenzo on the Caribbean coast. Afterwards rather than sail off to the safety of his base in Jamaica he did the unthinkable. He and his men crossed over the isthmus, fighting their way through almost impassable jungle. It took almost two weeks and his men arrived exhausted, sick and weak from hunger but they were on the Pacific coast. Without hesitation they stormed across the King"s Bridge and attacked the town from the rear. The forts, walls and cannons of the Spanish defenders were useless and after a brief and bloody battle the Spaniards surrendered.

Submitted By James Smith