Panama

Panama is situated between Colombia and Costa Rica, is the southernmost country in Central America. It was part of Colombia and in the early XIX with the help of the United States it seceded from Colombia. Afterwards the US army corps of Engineers built the Panama Channel and in 1977 the Panama Channel was given back to Panama.

When I went to Panama a year and a half ago I was really amazed by the Panama Channel and by how pretty the city is, but what really called my attention was to see the mix of two different cultures. In one hand you see grocery stores, small towns and people that are pretty similar to how they are in Colombia. In the other hand you see the downtown with high rise buildings; you see the channel with all of the visitor’s attractions and tours to go around, and the roads that are similar to the ones in the US. So I was really amazed by this contrast of cultures is like they built their own culture taking a little bit of both. Definitely what I liked the most was to visit the Panama Canal, I was amazed by the how it works and the fact that its been working for almost a century its pretty amazing to me.

I liked Panama a lot, the beaches are beautiful, the city is very fun and shopping is super cheap!