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Featured in the New York Times as one of Panama’s premier destinations for retirees and a second home, Altos de Maria is a fine mountain residential community conveniently located near the Pacific Coast beaches just 1.5 hours from Panama City. Read more »

Jutting out prominently on Panama's southern coast is the Azuero Peninsula. This off the beaten track rural area is cherished by Panamanians as the cradle of their Spanish heritage and folkloric traditions. Read more »

In Chiriqui National Marine Park, near the Costa Rican border, lies a stunning new coast and island destination known as Boca Chica. Chiriqui province, famous as a mountain destination, now also has new a world-class beach and island destination . Boca Chica offers pristine ocean views of tropical blue seas, lush vegetation, picturesque islands of white sand and swaying palms, world-class fishing, diving and snorkeling . Just starting to develop as a destination it already has several very attractive lodgings options from an eco- boutique hotel to a fishing lodge. Read more »

Where did 12 countries film their Survivor series? The answer is the exotic Bocas del Toro Archipelago in Panama's Caribbean near the border with Costa Rica. Bocas is one of Panama's top tourist attractions and with good reason. Where else can you enjoy beautiful beaches with scarcely a soul in sight and rainforests so fine Lonely Planet Guide calls them <strong>"a biologists fantasy".</strong> Read more »

A scenic mountain area in highlands of West Panama, not far from the Costa Rican border, Boquete is a world class tourist destination and favored location for second homes and retirement. Volcan Baru, a 11,400 ft. inactive volcano towers over the area providing majestic views everywhere and a rich volcanic soil for the lush flor and fauna. Tourism attractions include mountain scenery, a wide range of attractive accomodations from resorts to ecolodges, world-class rafting and kayaking, golf, coffee farm tours, birdwatching, hiking, horseback riding, a zipline canopy tour, year-round Spring weather and a friendly populace. Read more »

A 333-year-old neighborhood where you'll absorb history and culture just wandering around. As all the guide books will tell you, most of Panama City’s historical buildings are located in the 38 block area referred to interchangably as “Casco Viejo”, “Casco Antiguo”or “San Felipe”. Read more »

The extraordinary Chiriqui Province in West Panama on the border of Costa Rica, offers a wide variety of attractions including highland and beach destinations, Indian cultures, idyllic retirement communities, world class rafting, kayaking, birding and hiking. Read more »

Just over an hour from Panama City, Cocle province, smack dab in the middle of the country is an increasingly sought after destination because of its numerous tourist friendly beaches and variety of beautiful mountain venues plus a a provincial capital city with modern conveniences. Read more »

Coiba Marine Park, considered one of the ten top diving spots in the world, is home to the second largest coral reef in the Eastern Pacific and the best diving "to be found along the Pacific Coast from Columbia to Mexico" according to Lonely Planet. Read more »

Only in Panama can you go from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast in two hours and find yourself in an idyllic Caribbean setting. Less than 2 hours by car from Panama City is the extraordinary province of Colon. Read more »

The rainforest in the Darien National Park is so thick that it is the only place where the Panamerican highway running Alaska to Patagonia, does not penetrate. Read more »

A picturesque, verdant mountain town just two hours from Panama City, El Valle is a great escape from the hustle and heat of the city. Read more »

It is hard to think of any metropolitan city anywhere with so many fine beaches nearby. Along the Pacific Coast just outside Panama City, begin a string of pretty beaches of white sand and sapphire blue waters. Read more »

Panama City is a city of easy cosmopolitan living, a delightful combination of the historic and the ultra modern. Upon seeing the Manhattan-like skyline, visitors comment that they had no idea that there was such a modern, beautiful capital city in Central America. Read more »

Just a 15 minute plane ride from Panama City lie the exotic Pearl Islands. You can still buy pearls today, but the major attraction of this archipelago are its picturesque aqua waters, lush vegetation, fascinating marine life and lovely sparsely populated beaches. Read more »

The San Blas Islands offer two unbeatable attractions: Caribbean islands of stunning beauty and an opportunity to visit the villages of the San Blas Indians to learn about their fascinating culture and way of life. Read more »

Controversial. Revolutionary. Amazing. The Panama Canal has been called "The Eighth Wonder of the World"... and with good reason! It took 250,000 people from all corners of the globe more than 10 years to build, and it stands as a monument of mankind's ingenuity and power of conviction. Read more »

The Panama Canal rainforests are the most accessible pristine rainforests in the world. Just minutes from Panama City in the former American Canal Zone, now Soberania National Park, they are home to exotic nature and outstanding ecotourism attractions. Read more »