The inhabitants of Playon Chico in Panama are called the Kuna Indians. These people hold an ancient belief that the people here have a good and bad spirit. So, for the spirit to reach heaven after death, the Kuna women march up the jungle slope all the way to the hilltop where the graveyard is. This is how they give company to their deceased and ensure that they never get lonely. When Carlos Owens (a local from here) died, the women in his family lounged in hammocks that were attached into the poles that supported the roof of his grave; the shelters were usually filled with smoke from the pots of incense which the older women of the group place on the grave. The much younger women work on molas which is layered into long fabrics and then cut  [...]

Casco Viejo is the intersection of Panama City’s past and future. This colonial district has now become one of the largest cultural cornerstones of the city.  This place has also become a home to the presidential palace. The bullet scarred buildings and cobble stoned streets, gives this place a very obvious colonial look. About ten years ago, the scenario over here started picking up quite fast and heading towards progress. The Spanish colonial houses which were covered in moss were later designated as a UNESCO world Heritage site. The site was listed by UNESCO in the year nineteen hundred and ninety. This apparently contributed greatly to the spread of the glassy office towers here in the city.  In the year two thousand and five, there  [...]

Portobelo situated on the Caribbean coast is a port in the Colon province of Panama and is known as one of the earliest Spanish settlements.  The main attraction of Portobelo is the Black Christ in the church located on the Main Square. The port is a wonderful blend of culture, history and natural beauty. When the colonizing of the regions by the Spanish was high and after conquering the Inca Empire, the Spaniards were carefully transferring their treasure through waterway to coast-to-coast. The Portobelo was the main centre at that time as it was the only path to the old Panama City. The cargoes would be lifted here and from here, it would be transferred to the old world. Hence, the shifting of treasure and being the main centre of Spanish,  [...]

Long time before in 1534, Charles V, the ruler of Spain, thought of innovative to construct a shipping canal, connecting the Caribbean Ocean and American isthmus. But in 1880, proud to built the Suez Canal, French, Ferdinand de Lesseps, took over the work of the building a canal. But the construction turns out to be disastrous for French. It brought diseases and unfavorable conditions that took more than 22,000 lives and later French stopped the construction work in 1889. In 1904, US government took the project to build a canal, starting first by providing better shelter and all basic facilities for the laborers. On August 15 1914, the construction was completed and the first ship to traverse the canal was the Ancon and later more than thousand  [...]

Bordering the Veraguas Province and the Herrera Province, Los Santos Province is situated on the Azuero Peninsula. From Panama City, it is about four to five hours drive. The province is divided into seven districts. Las Tablas is the capital city of Los Santos and believed to be a carnival center of Panama. The town is famous for many carnivals such as the Festival of the Patron Santa Librada and the Festival Nacional de la Pollera. Las Tablas is a beautiful town, which reach in Spanish architecture as well as history. The government buildings and historic churches surrounding the Central Plaza are the main feature of the town. Los Santos Province has some of the best beaches of Panama, which stretches about 125 miles on the coastline. Some  [...]

Resting amid Panama City and Columbia, Darien Gap is a province, which has many adventures and mysteries stored in it. Last Frontier, i.e. what many people refer it because it is believed to be the last unadulterated place in the entire globe. Having wealth of forest and lots of adventure, but Darien Gap is a challenge for those who want to traverse Central America to South America, as the roads are still undeveloped in this province. Darien Gap is full of natural beauty as well as rich in culture as the people are indigenous of the area and are living here since more than hundreds of years. The province the is the UNESCO site where there is variety of the natural resources as wildlife, unspoiled beaches, rainforests, mountainous and swampy  [...]

I know where I want to go for my honeymoon with my husband when I’ll get marry to someone, to Bastimentos Island. It is a part of Boca Del Toro archipelago and has everything you expect from a Caribbean island. It is chilled out, picturesque beaches, resorts, Patois talking locals are friendly and rum as much as you think you can drink. The entire island is a beautiful combination of Latin and Jamaican culture, which makes it more dreamy and romantic place to be. I just fell in love with the island. Bastimentos Island was not at all crowed with tourists. Isla Colon is one of those islands which gives similar experience without anything memorable to take away back home. So avoid going there. From the mainland, I took a direct boat ride to Bastimentos  [...]

Fuerte Amador is an artificial peninsula that connects the three small islands to the country, which sticks out from Balboa into the entranceway Pacific to the Panama Canal.  The tourism is growing rapidly in this city, which offers serenity and picturesque views of the Panama City skyline as well as Panama Canal. The Ancon Hill separates Fuerte Amador from the capital city. Fuerte Amador plays an important role as a port for all cruise lines as well as you will find the Flamenco Yacht Club i.e. a marina. Fuerte Amador has many attractions and excursions to do, also being the linked to three islands makes the stay worthwhile. There is everything for everybody. The best way to get around in the city is by bike. Most of the local dwellers prefer  [...]

The Pearl Islands is an archipelago of more than 100 islands that are scattered thirty miles in the Pacific sea of the Gulf of Panama. At the northern corner of the Pearl Islands is well known Isla Contadora. The islands of Pearl are ideal for vacation for sun lovers as where the Caribbean islands frequently gets wet in the rainy months, the Contadora island just have few hours of rain and rest of the day its again sunny. The Pearl islands got fame and recognized by a reality show, survivors. Three seasons were shot here on the Contadora Island. From the Panama to reach to Contadora Island, you get will flights, which takes only 15 minutes to reach. You even get on a yacht by water. The flight also gives an aerial view of the Panama Canal and  [...]

Rising as one of the hottest travel destinations is Chiriqui Province in Panama, which is situated in Central America. Chiriqui has stunning diverse of scenery from beaches, to streams for kayaking and white water rafting, to high elevation mountains ideal for climbing and trekking, to abundant green tropical vegetation where you’ll explore strikingly strange as well as unusual bionetwork.  There are more things to explore in Chiriqui. Chiriqui is situated between the Pacific Ocean and Costa Rica, which lies in the western side of Panama. Because of the landscape and perfect climate, agriculture is the main source of income for the people living in Chiriqui. The moorland areas, as well as Boquete, are blessed with fertile soils that  [...]