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U.S. Department of state — Post ReportsPanamaPrnfaroLast Updated: 5/21/2004rrerace0.574305555555556“The Crossroads of the World.” Panama’s geography c us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetcontinues to shape the destiny of the Isthmus and the peoples from all over the world who have come to call this country their home. The country is the physical link between North and South America, with the Continental Divide squeezed to its naiTowest point in the hemisphere. It is also very much o us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetn the Cultural Divide between old and new, historic and modern, tradition and fad. The dynamic rhythms of many- cultures and peoples have come to formus_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet
a melting pot at the middle of the world.Geography made the construction of the Panama Canal an especially formidable task. French engineers tried foU.S. Department of state — Post ReportsPanamaPrnfaroLast Updated: 5/21/2004rrerace0.574305555555556“The Crossroads of the World.” Panama’s geography c us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheete scientific know-how to control malaria and basically eliminate it as a threat to the Canal workers. The workers came from the West Indies and the Orient, from Barbados and China. Many decided to stay in Panama, continuing an ethnic and cultural mix that started with the arrival of the first Spanis us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheeth conquistadores in the 16th Century, continued through waves of European immigration in the 19th Century, and continues today as Panama moves into thus_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet
e 21st Century.The Panama Canal Zone cut across the Isthmus from north to south. The Zone was once legally U.S. territory. Those born in it are considU.S. Department of state — Post ReportsPanamaPrnfaroLast Updated: 5/21/2004rrerace0.574305555555556“The Crossroads of the World.” Panama’s geography c us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetl system based on the Code of Napoleon. The educational system came directly from the U.S. and was administered by the Department of Defense Schools System. Balboa High School in the Zone graduated its last class in 1999, symbolizing the end of an era. As of January 1, 2000, the Canal was in Panaman us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetian hands.U.S. influence in Panama continues to be felt. One aspect is the presence of over 20.000 American residents. The Embassy runs the largest sius_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet
ngle program of overseas benefits for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The legacy of cultural ties continues. Panamanian-American traditions sU.S. Department of state — Post ReportsPanamaPrnfaroLast Updated: 5/21/2004rrerace0.574305555555556“The Crossroads of the World.” Panama’s geography c us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheeterican dual nationals is a living legacy of that interaction.The Panama Hat symbolizes the central importance of Panama’s commercial sector. Actually produced in Ecuador, the Panama Hat is the quintessential emblem of tropical living. It took its name from the country of Panama, because, as with so us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetmany other products of the region, it is re-exported through Panama’s ports todestinations around the world.Once they come to Panama, many people fromus_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet
other lands fall in love with the country. They want to come back and even settle down here. Close enough to the States to be convenient for travelerU.S. Department of state — Post ReportsPanamaPrnfaroLast Updated: 5/21/2004rrerace0.574305555555556“The Crossroads of the World.” Panama’s geography c us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetersion Spanish program, features native indigenous peoples, weekly open market places, beautiful mountain scenery', picturesque streams, and a large community of retired Americans. Many of these Americans formerly worked for the U.S. Government in the Panama Canal area or were members of the U.S. mi us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetlitary services.Businesses and tourists alike are finding Panama to be an increasingly attractive destination. Cruise ship business is up briskly in 2us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet
002; the trans-Isthmian railway is operating; and the Canal has a higher volume of ship transists than ever.The Host CountryArea, Geography, and ClimaU.S. Department of state — Post ReportsPanamaPrnfaroLast Updated: 5/21/2004rrerace0.574305555555556“The Crossroads of the World.” Panama’s geography c us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetenormously in the last 10 years. A modem banking center, several huge new shopping centers, and scores of high-rise office and apartment buildings have re-shaped the skyline. But the history and tradition of the past can be found quickly in Casco Viejo (the old center) where the cathedral forms the us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetcenter of what was once the “downtown" area. The ruins of Panama Viejo (Old Panama), once the object of attack from the pirates of the Caribbean, areus_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet
a short distance from the modem city center.The country side, by contrast, continues to resemble in many ways what it was 10 years ago. Small towns anU.S. Department of state — Post ReportsPanamaPrnfaroLast Updated: 5/21/2004rrerace0.574305555555556“The Crossroads of the World.” Panama’s geography c us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetd of Panamanian native cultural life, with the typical music and dances of yesteryear still popular today. Here is where city dwellers flock for relief on weekends and over holidays.River rafting, surfing, hiking, biking, snorkeling, swimming, fishing, hunting...and so much more. These are but some us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetof the attractions that beckon people to come to Panama. Panama is also home to Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees, to Roberto Duran, the boxer, aus_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet
nd to Ruben Blades the song writer, among othercelebrities.Development keeps coming but the Panamanian way of lile somehow survives, and even thrives,U.S. Department of state — Post ReportsPanamaPrnfaroLast Updated: 5/21/2004rrerace0.574305555555556“The Crossroads of the World.” Panama’s geography c us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheethe city resembles much larger metropolitan centers in that it is a melting pot lor nationality and culture. Panama, the people, is a cultural “Mezcla,” (mix) or “Mosaico,” (mosaic) of many races and cultures under the lively and energized daily rhythm of Latin society. Panama — the canal lune lions us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetin the lush, tropical green loresis entirely w ith fresh water. Panama, the word, is a native term with the interchangeable meaning lor “"many fish.”us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet
“many trees.” or “many butterflies.”Panama, “The Bridge between Two Worlds” since the beginning of Spanish colonization of the Western Hemisphere, hasU.S. Department of state — Post ReportsPanamaPrnfaroLast Updated: 5/21/2004rrerace0.574305555555556“The Crossroads of the World.” Panama’s geography c us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet mines in Peru and Ecuador across the Isthmus and onward to pons in Spain. Retaining its crossroads role, Panama and its canal continue to transport goods to pons around the world. Commercial enterprises, ships and planes from around the world bring not only business but also the cultures from which us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet they spring.Wedged between Nonh and South America, Panama appears pushed, squeezed, tw isted, and stretched by the two continents dangling on eitherus_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet
end. Panama's snakelike “S” shape can disorient a new arrival. North and South “become” East and West. One imagines that in Panama City the sun rises U.S. Department of state — Post ReportsPanamaPrnfaroLast Updated: 5/21/2004rrerace0.574305555555556“The Crossroads of the World.” Panama’s geography c us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetonh and South to do so. South America lies to the East and to get to North America you head West — to where the sun rises.If we believe the old real estate adage, “location is everything,” Panama has (almost) everything: The country largely avoids the Pacific rim's earthquakes and its “ring of fire, us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet” and escapes the Caribbean's devastating tropical storms and hurricanes. Geography gives Panama one of the world’s most amazing collections of floraus_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet
and fauna. North American and South American animals and vegetation come together in a dash ol color and life: a bird watcher's paradise, a lisherman'U.S. Department of state — Post ReportsPanamaPrnfaroLast Updated: 5/21/2004rrerace0.574305555555556“The Crossroads of the World.” Panama’s geography c us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetas it enter's die new Millennium has been the uansfer of the Canal, military bases and support facilities from American to Panamanian hands. The outcome of that process will largely determine how bright the future will be for Panama.PopulationLast updated: 5/21,2004There are Panamanian-Jamaicans, Pa us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetnamanian-Syrians, and Panamanian-Chinese. If you can name the combination. Panama probably has it. Panama has the world’s eighth highest percentage ofus_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet
Jewish people in its population, and 25 different world religions recently participated in celebrating the 125th anniversary of its oldest synagogue.U.S. Department of state — Post ReportsPanamaPrnfaroLast Updated: 5/21/2004rrerace0.574305555555556“The Crossroads of the World.” Panama’s geography c us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheetld has produced a very distinctive Panamanian population.Direct descendants of the Spaniards who colonized the country' remain influential but no longer dominate Panama's social, economic and political life. Mixed-blooded Panamanians share prominent political and professional status with the Spanish us_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet-descendant group and participate fully in Panama’s diverse and influential social circles. Much of Panama’s population is a mix of Spanish-Indian andus_department_of_state_panama_information_sheet
black Hispanic ancestry. Ethnic influences from China, India, Europe, the Middle East, South and Central America can be found in the middle class. BlGọi ngay
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