Panama!

I spent the first part of 2002 - and without a doubt had the time of my life - in Panama, a wonderful country in Central America. Not really a so-called Third World Country, more of a developing country.

Panama has many wonderful things to offer the American tourist, including excellent eco-tourism, great diving, thrilling rafting, bird watching, seven indigenous - and thriving - native Indian cultures, two oceans (the Pacific and the Caribbean), mountains, and friendly people, many of which speak English as a second language. In addition, and perhaps best of all for Americans, the currency is the U.S. dollar - no confusing exchange rates, and no need to pay fees in order to exchange your currency!

Before I left Panama, I made a trip to Cartagena, Columbia. Check out my photos of this beautiful city.

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Index to Panama Pages: 6

Panama - June 2002	Panama - March 2002	Music & Books
My Visitors	In the Beginning	La Ley - MTV Unplugged
Senorita Update	La Roca	Mana - Los Liquidos
On Speaking Spanish	On Panamanians	Shakira - Laundry Service
So what's Next?	Senoritas	Sin Fronteres
	The Panama Canal	Books - Coming Soon!

Photo Links: 6

Photos of my trip to Panama can be found by following the individual links to my gallery at Ofoto.com. Please note that you will need to create an Ofoto account to view photos. There is no cost to do this. The reason that I use the Ofoto site is because only having 28.8 (when I'm lucky) modem access, I only have to upload the photos once, then they can be linked from my web site, and I or you! - can print them, forward them, download them etc. without having to upload again, saving lots of time. I appreciate your taking a moment to register so you can view my photos.

And check this out: Panama has been named the Number One place in the world to retire by International Living! Check out Panama: Number One Place in the World to Retire for details.

Additional Links:

The Panama Canal Check out my links and recommendations for this "Eighth Wonder" of the world. It truly is an amazing engineering feat, and at nearly 100 years old it's still of primary strategic interest to the United States. New! Check out the live Panama Canal Web Cam directly from my site!

Panama Travel Links: 6

Twin Oceans Dive Center - An excellent, safe diving outfit. Dive both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans!

Chiriqui River Rafting - Ditto on the excellent and safe experience - and all the adrenaline you can handle!

Panamainfo.com - One stop location with all of the tourist-related links for Panama

Lonely Planet - The best travel guide book/internet combination - period.

Other travel-related sites I have found helpful:6

	Ofoto.com - If you've seen the pictures, you've seen the site. A great way to share digital photos, and high quality prints direct from Kodak are only 49 cents/copy.
	Amazingmail.com - This is another great site for the digital photography vacationer. Simply upload your image and your message, and for about 85 cents (including postage) they will print the image as a high-quality postcard on one side, and your message on the other. A great way to send personalized postcards at a bargain price!