Panama

Traveling

Entry requirements

Passport and visa service

Diplomatic representations

Organizing your trip

Means of transport recommended in town

Maps of urban networks

Maporama
Mapblast
UT Library on line

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country

Rail companies

Airlines

Traveling by yourself

Recommendation

The road network is undergoing important works of modernisation in the capital and inside the country (the Panama/Colon highway under construction, extension of the interAmerican road). When driving in Panama be attentive and cautious. Fuel supplies are suitably and regularly ensured on the whole territory.

Road maps

Find an itinerary

Visiting

Different forms of tourism

Historical

The numerous islands which are spread over in the Pacific Ocean as well as in the Caribbean Sea.
The vast plain of Darien.

Tourism organizations

Panama Tourism Board

Living conditions

Health and safety

For further information on sanitary conditions

For further information on safety conditions

Emergency numbers

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Panama (GMT-5 )

Summer time period

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

For further information

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Eating

Culinary specialties

Ceviche: fish fillet marinaded in a lemon sauce with onions and peppers.
Palacones of plátano: fried plantains.

Drinks

Dietary taboos

Paying

Domestic currency

Balboa

ISO Code

PAB

To obtain domestic currency

The currency is the Balboa, however the commonly used currency is the USD. The use of credit cards is very wide-spread in the capital. Most stores, hotels and restaurants accept them. You can withdraw money from cash dispensers.
The ISO code for the balboa is PAB. 1 _ = 0,87 PAB.

Possible means of payment

Speaking

Official language

Spanish

Other languages spoken

It is important to note that a lot of Panamanians speak English fluently. This is especially the case for a large portion of the black population living on the Caribbean coast. Finally, in Panama, several native dialects are also spoken.

Business language

Spanish and English, due to numerous relations, business connections and others, with the United States.

Getting some knowledge

Free translation tools

Babel Fish - Free English-Spanish-English traduction of texts and web pages
Systran - Free French-Spanish-French traduction of texts and web pages
Dictionarios.com - Free Spanish-Catalan-English-French Dictionary

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

To find an apartment

To find a job

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