
- 328 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Written in Rough Guides' trademark opinionated style, this travel guide offers insightful, first-hand accounts of Panama's top sights and local secrets, from the Panama Canal's new multi-billion-dollar expansion to partying in the Azuero Peninsula.
With full colour pictures throughout, and up-to-date listings on hotels, restaurants, nightlife and shops across every price range, all of which are marked on our user-friendly maps, The Rough Guide to Panama is the ultimate guide to this dazzling Central American country.
You may dream of lazing on a hammock on a white-sand beach, or itch to explore every corner of Panama City's casco viejo. You might want to scour every chapter in detail, or perhaps you're simply looking for fast-fix itineraries and cherry-picked highlights. Whether you're an armchair explorer or an adrenaline junkie, The Rough Guide to Panama won't let you down.
Make the most of your trip with The Rough Guide to Panama.
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Table of contents
- Contents 3
- INTRODUCTION 4
- Where to go 8
- When to go 12
- Things not to miss 14
- Itineraries 20
- BASICS 22
- Getting there 23
- Getting around 26
- Accommodation 29
- Food and drink 31
- Health 33
- The media 36
- Festivals 36
- Sports and outdoor activities 37
- National parks 40
- Travel essentials 42
- THE GUIDE 50
- 1 Panama City 50
- 2 The Panama Canal and central isthmus 90
- 3 Central Panama 126
- 4 The Azuero Peninsula 150
- 5 Chiriquí and Veraguas 178
- 6 Bocas del Toro 216
- 7 Guna Yala 244
- 8 The Darién and eastern Panama 270
- CONTEXTS 290
- History 291
- Wildlife 304
- Environmental issues 309
- Books 311
- Language 314
- SMALL PRINT & INDEX 320