For many years Panama means "abundance of fish." For others, it is only a Canal. But Panama is much more than that. It is many things; it has come to call the bridge of the world, heart of the universe, a mirror of the Americas”. 

Panama is an isthmus bathed by two seas, with thousands of islands, thousands of butterflies and hundreds of species of orchids. It is a country full of spirit, which has come into modern life so shocking that it has become a banking center of the Americas, with a growing architecture of skyscrapers. It is a city where you can enjoy the many casinos, malls, golf courses, resorts and places of entertainment.  

The city itself is a city with a splendid light coastal road, better known as the "Causeway", which dominates the entrance to the Canal with viewpoints, hotels, restaurants and all kinds of attractions.

Panama represents colonial gems such as the old town, the ruins of Panama Viejo and Portobelo located at the strong colonial Atlantic.  

Outside the city grow shorebirds and other touristic sites such as Bocas Del Toro, the Panamanian star nascent ecotourism with its rich marine and different animal species not seen elsewhere.  

It is a country where the dollar circulates, where there is warmth and good service. Expressions of their culture are found through their music, dances and their original native crafts, a wealth of attractions that the traveler could ever do not forgotten.

 
All of this is Panama, where we are please to receive every person who  comes to our land to get to know their routes and their exceptional sites.

 
We invite you to visit us and see that Panama is a tourist gem, eager to give you the best of its attractions, the best of the best in warmth and friendly spirit.  

Sincerely,  
 
Rubén Blades  
Minister of Tourism