Panama - Pacific Crossing Notes: A Sailor's Guide to the Coconut Milk Run - page 179

7. Panama
• The San Blas Islands: Practical Tips and Responsible Cruising
• Portobelo, Panama
• Canal Ho! The Approach to the Panama Canal
• Transiting the Panama Canal
• Fact File: Panama City
• At Work and Play in Panama's Islas Perlas
Panama is a bridge between two worlds, a small country with incredible diversity and vi-
brant indigenous cultures. On a boat, you're perfectly poised to experience much of it up
close and personal - from traditional Kuna in the San Blas to the urbanites and skyscrapers
of Panama City, not to mention the engineering marvel that is the Panama Canal and a
jungle rich in its own scents, sounds, and textures.