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Learn About Panama

Are you seriously considering a trip to Panama? A Panama Retirement? Maybe you're even thinking about the purchase of a vacation, investment or retirement property? Discover the beautiful Republic of Panama with Me! Follow my journey as I reveal how I discovered Panama, moved there and purchased my dream retirement property. Learn about Panama Travel, Panama Weather, Panama Real Estate, the Best Places to Eat, Stay, Shop, Live, Invest and More at
Learn About Panama!

Learn About Panama! 

Learn About Panama

Through my YouTube Videos

Here's a compliation of my YouTube videos. You can go straight to PanamaMark at YouTube to see them all.
LearnAboutPanama.com - Restaurante Tinajas, Panama City
by PanamaMark | video info

4 ratings | 9,096 views
curated content from YouTube

Panama Beaches: Getting Out of Panama City

A Key Driving Tip!

This one will save you a lot of time and frustration. Driving into Panama City from the interior is a breeze but it's like a Lobster Trap, once you're in, there is only a small opening to find your way out! If you want to take a day trip to the great Panama Beaches on the Pacific coast it's a lovely drive. It will take you about 90 minutes, providing you can find your way out of the city!

Of course you want to make sure you have a trusty road map handy. Although you likely won't find one in Panama until it's too late! I recommend ordering a Map of Panama to be delivered to your home before you leave on your trip.

Now your Panama Map will be handy once you are on the Pan-American Highway outside of the city but it's pretty much useless for helping you find your way out. Make note of these directions and you will be on your way across the Bridge of the Americas in no time!

Here you go...

Take AVENIDA BALBOA southwest along the Bay of Panama (BAHIA DE PANAMA). As you approach CASCO VIEJO watch for a Shell Gas Station on your right. Just past and beside the station take a right turn (N/NW). You will come to a busy intersection with a traffic light. Once you pass through the intersection get in the left hand lane and take the on-ramp. It seems a little odd because the ramp is on your left. It feels like you are going the wrong way up an exit ramp. Above you will see a sign, PUENTE DE LAS AMERICAS. The ramp will loop around and you will be traveling south west again along, AVENIDA DE LOS MARTIRES which will take you to PUENTE DE LAS AMERICAS (The Bridge of the Americas). This highway turns into the Pan-American highway and it will take you to the beaches, Azuero, Chiriqui, Boquete, Bocas or Costa Rica if you stay on till the end!

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My Photo Album

Panama Pics

Here are some of my shots of Panama

curated content from Flickr

Planning a Panama Retirement or Vacation?

Here are some great resources.

This page has some great resources for planning a trip to Panama. Whether it's for a vacation, investment or scouting out a Panama Retirement these tools will help you get to know Panama before you go.
Learn About Panama and special Panama Tours for investors and retirees.
Panama Travel: Tools & Tips for anyone visited Panama.
Once on the site check out the tab under Panama Travel to learn about Panama Hotels including:Reviews, Maps and lots of info all about Panama Hotels

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I would love to know if you used my advice and if this helped. Any other tips you can pass on will help other travelers too!

  • SaraMu Dec 26, 2008 @ 8:33 pm | delete
    Great lens. You've definitely piqued my interest. Where in Panama do you recommend?
  • d-artist Dec 18, 2008 @ 7:59 pm | delete
    sounds like a nice place to travel to and live.....5*
  • CM1 Oct 7, 2008 @ 12:21 pm | delete
    Great Photos!! Found a nice site with a nice selection of affordable properties, www.real-estate.com.pa looks like Panama could be a reality!!
  • Mar 7, 2008 @ 11:28 pm | delete
    Thanks For Joining My World Travel Group!
  • Mar 7, 2008 @ 1:05 pm | delete
    Nice lens 5 stars from me and thanks for joining my group Travelmania
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New YouTube vids of Panama

Our Latest Panama Adventure

Check out the video clips of our latest Panama adventure. This time we traveled to San Blas, the Azuero Peninsula and back to our Boquete home in the Chiriqui Highlands.
LearnAboutPanama.com - La Playita Resort 2
by PanamaMark | video info

0 ratings | 1,552 views
curated content from YouTube

Panama Travel

Panama Hotels

Panama City HotelsWhen you're planning your Panama Vacation there are numerous resources available. Some excellent some not so much. When it comes to laying out your journey remember that Panama truly is the 'Path Less Travelled'. It's not like Florida or Mexico or Costa Rica. There are less Panama Hotels in the entire country there there are in just one Mexico tourist town.

To discover all that Panama has to offer you need to be prepared for a bit of adventure and you need to be prepared to move - to explore Panama.

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PanamaMark

Mark has been there and done it! After deciding on a Panama Retirement moved his family to the warm, stable Republic of Panama. With his wife and two sons... more »

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