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Panama - tourism -- Review --
Panama has few rivals in the quantity and quality of its tourist attractions: fifteen hundred islands on both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts, the planets most nature-rich, accessible rainforests, spectacularly beautiful mountains and highlands, historical sites from a rich past as an international crossroads, seven living native cultures and a cosmopolitan capital city with a non-stop nightlife.
Tourism in the Republic of Panama kept its growth during the past 5 years. The number of tourists arriving between January and September 2008 was 1,110,000, 13.1% or 128,452 visitors. This was a significant increase to the 982,640 travelers who had arrived in the same period of 2007, a year that beat all records regarding the entry of tourists into the country.
The arrival of tourists from Europe to Panama grew by 23.1% during the first nine months of 2008. According to the Tourism Authority of Panama (ATP), between January and September, 71,154 tourists from the Old Continent entered the country that is 13,373 more than figures for same period last year.
Panama-tourism -- Places
What to do in Panama?
| Outdoor Activity |
Where |
| Hiking |
Many hiking trails through the numerous National Parks |
| Quetzal Trail |
Volcan Baru National Park, Boquete |
| Zip Line Canopy |
Panama City, Cocle, and Boquete |
| Scuba and Snorkeling |
Both the Atlantic (Bocas del Toro) and Pacific (Gulf of Chiriqui) |
| Fishing |
The Gulf of Chiriqui |
| Coffee Tasting |
Boquete |
| White Water Rafting |
Chagres River; Rio Chiriqui Viejo; Rio Grande, Cocle Province |
Panama-tourism -- Products
Europe has become one of the key markets to promote Panama as a tourist destination.
Most of the Europeans who have visited Panama 2007
| ¹ |
Country |
Number of visitors |
| 1 |
Spain |
14,820 |
| 2 |
Italy |
13,216 |
| 3 |
France |
10,174 |
| 4 |
UK |
8,833 |
| 5 |
Germany |
6,997 |
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