Panama
Language(s): Spanish, English widely spoken
Capital City: Panama City
Local Time: GMT -5
Currency: Balboa (PAB 1 = 100 Centesimos) or US Dollar (USD 1 = 100 Cents)
Notes: USD: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100
Coins: PAB: 1, 10. Centesimos: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50 or Cents: 1, 5, 10, 25, 50
Dialling Code: 507
Electricity: 110/220V AC 60Hz
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Passport & Visa Info
The following details relate to holders of adult normal passports (requirements for children may be different), if any other type of passport or travel document is held, entry requirements should be checked with the relevant embassy or consulate.
Passports
Required by all.
Passport Validity: Passports must be valid for 3 months.
Visas
The following DO...
Panama City Tocumen International (PTY)
Panama has a developing economy. The capital is Panama City. Outside the Panama City area, which has many first-class hotels and restaurants, tourist facilities vary in quality.
CRIME: There is a moderate but growing level of crime in Panama City. The level of crime in the city of Colon is high. Police checkpoints have become commonplace on weekends in both cities. Based upon...
The moist morning air riffles through your hair as you race out to the reef. The boat’s bow smacks the water in a deafening rhythm; dolphins escort you to sea. Suddenly the outer island and the waves come into view, but it’s tough to tell just how big and how hard they’re breaking. The driver cuts the engine. All goes quiet. You toss your surfboard into the warm water and dive...
Climate: Tropical climate with hot temperatures and plentiful rainfall which mainly falls between May-Nov. Rainfall is greater on the lowlands on the northern or Caribbean coast with almost twice as much rain as the Pacific coast, although temperatures are virtually the same.
Clothing: Lightweights, tropical and washable cottons all year with warmer clothing for higher regions...
