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About country of Panama

The Republic of Panamá  is the southernmost Central American country one can visit before stepping through the Panama-Columbia border into South America. A country that is as varied in its cultural diversity as its ecology, Panama is a country with a wonderful mix of the wild and the civilized.
From isolated Caribbean archipelagos with amazing surfs, to the metropolis of Panama City filled with museums, theatres, and ruins, to the tropical jungles and cloud forests occupied by countless and exotic plants and animals, to the natives that have inhabited the land long before Columbus set foot on Panamanian soil, Panama is the place to be for a true once-in-a-lifetime thrill. So, what to do but to have The Worldly’s very own staff member, California Kay, report back from his one-month summer journey through select sites of the Banana Republic (the name comes from one of Panama’s most famous crops)? Here is just a small sample of the variety of things to do in this country one-fifth the size of California, but with just as many things to do, if not five times more:


Visit the Countless Historical Sites of Panama City.



• The Panama Canal is merely one of the many sites that reflect the rich history of the most culturally diverse and preserved cities in the country.
• After checking out the Panama Canal via the Miraflores Locks or a cruise through the waterways that connect the Pacific and the Atlantic, head on over to the 1870s colonial French Quarters of Casco Viejo. This plaza includes the original headquarters of the French in Panama and the famous Panama Canal Museum, housed in a luxurious French building.
• The Panama Canal Museum looks at Panama’s origins as a nation and focuses on the full one hundred years of the Canal’s history, right up to the present.
• Other notable historic sites includes one of many Spanish cathedrals, the Cathedral of San José, a church that houses an altar and wall made entirely of solid gold. There is a story to this church: the English pirate, Henry Morgan, missed ransacking the church and its gold because the fathers heard of his coming and covered the altar and wall with an ugly layer of black mud and dirt. Captain Morgan passed by the church with its dirt-covered altar, giving it not even the slightest grain of attention, as he continued to rid the city of its Spanish presence.
• Other sites include the ruins of a grand Spanish fortress in Panamá Vieja (destroyed in a fight against British ships), the world famous Museum of Anthropology, which houses pre-Columbian artifacts and other remnants of past native culture before the arrival of the Europeans.
• To add to your list, visit all the other countless museums, cathedrals, and historic buildings that can be found in every square half-mile of the city. A trip through Panama City makes one realize just how culturally and historically diverse this country is in a city that is simultaneously looking towards the future. One can’t help but notice all the skyscrapers, shopping districts, and modern luxuries that complement the excitement of Panama City.

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