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Fresh advice from Local Friends and travelers: what to do in Panama, and what to avoid.
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Language, money, timing and the details travelers sort out before they land.
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Water is never far away. A morning can begin on the Pacific side, with fishing boats rocking at anchor, and end on the Caribbean side, where small islands sit in clear shallows. Rivers wind through green hills between the coasts, and days follow the water: who has a boat, which swim spot is calm, where the ferry leaves.
The climate is tropical and warm all year, with a long rainy season and a shorter dry one, so showers often arrive late in the day while mornings stay bright. A Local Friend picks the next stop when your plans run out, whether that is a quiet beach or a river landing.
Dugout canoes on Lake Alajuela, cloud forest on Cerro Azul, a white Bahá'í dome on a hilltop and the capital's towers by the bay. A district that runs from mudflats to rainforest.
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