Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Hotel rates may be up to double that of normal rates.
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Resorts, festival towns and beaches are crowded with Panamanian vacation-
ers.
Low Se
w Season
(mid-A
rly Dec)
»
Corresponds with rainy season in most of the country.
»
Rain is sporadic: check regional climate guides, many destinations can still be
enjoyed.
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Lodging rates and resorts are better priced.
id-April-
il-early D
Useful Websites
ATP
(
www.atp.gob.pa
)
Official national tourism website.
Visit Panama
(
www.visitpanama.com
)
The more-limited English-language version of the
ATP site.
The Panama News
(
www.thepanamanews.com
) English newspaper useful for culture
and local politics.
Lonely Planet
(
www.lonelyplanet.com/panama
)
The popular Thorn Tree forum, travel
news and links to other useful sites.
Panama Info
(
www.panamainfo.com
)
Good travel resource.
Casco Viejo
(
www.cascoviejo.org
)
Panama City information.
Lanic
(
http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/panama
)
Academic links from the University of Texas
Latin American Information Center.
Important Numbers
Panama has no regional dialing codes.
507
Panama country code
106
International access code
102
Directory assistance
526-7000
National tourist information
