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Panama is the sliver where two oceans, a jungle canal, and a colonial old town all sit within a single afternoon's reach.
Visa · US
Visa-free
Round trip
$350 EST
Gateway
Panama City
$350
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Visa-free · Visa-free · 180 days
Flights, airport transfer & local transport via Panama City
Essential phrases — local script, phonetics, said out loud
Panama City (Casco Viejo & Bella Vista) · Bocas del Toro · Boquete (Chiriquí Highlands)
4 Places-verified picks — Pineapple Willy's, Schooners
2 verified bars — Schooners, CasaCasco
2 verified sights — Old Panama, Plaza de Francia
Panama City has a growing gym and boutique-studio scene (CrossFit, yoga, spin) concentrated in Bella Vista and Costa del Este, but ClassPass isn't established here — expect to pay per-class or buy short gym passes directly.
Panama Canal partial transit cruise · Guna Yala island-hopping
Health & insurance — the boring stuff that saves trips
Laws & the official advisory — the stay-out-of-trouble section
Local numbers, embassy, lost-passport playbook — hope you never need it
$350
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