The Canal and Central Panama Travel Guide
- Overview
- Places to Explore
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Entertainment
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- Travel Tips
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- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
- Spanish Phrases
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Guidebooks
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Fodor's In Focus Panama
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The Panama Canal bisects the country just to the west of Panama City, which enjoys excellent views of the monumental waterway. Between the canal and the rain forest that covers its islands, banks, and adjacent national parks, there is enough to see and do to fill several days.
The Canal and Central Panama Hotels
The accommodations in Central Panama range from big resorts to colorful bungalows in stunning natural surroundings. The region includes some comfortable...read more
Fodor's Choice
The Canal and Central Panama Restaurants
Though Central Panama's restaurant selection is neither as impressive nor as varied as Panama City's, the region has some fun dining options. Rather than...read more
Fodor's Choice
Things To Do in The Canal and Central Panama
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in The Canal and Central Panama
- $1010 & up -- Panama: City, Rain Forest & Beach Tour w/Air LatinEscapes.com
- $799 & up -- 10-Night Panama Canal Cruise, R/T S. Florida American Express Travel
- $1349 & up -- 15-Night Panama Canal Cruise from S. Florida — $1,349 American Express Travel
- $999 & up -- 15-Nt. Panama Canal Cruise, San Diego to FLL — $999 American Express Travel
The Canal and Central Panama Experiences
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The Panama Canal. History, technology, and nature combine like nowhere else in the world at the Panama Canal. The most popular way to explore... Read more
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Nearly all Panama's history took place here in Central Panama, where the country is a mere 50 miles across. This was a vital link between Spain... Read more
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Nearly a century after its completion, the Panama Canal remains an impressive feat of engineering. It took the U.S. government more than a decade... Read more
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An almost continuous belt of forest stretches between the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea in Central Panama, where separate swaths of wilderness... Read more
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The harpy eagle, Panama's national bird, is an impressive creature, with a beak the size of a jackknife, talons as long as a grizzly bear's claws... Read more
News & Features
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Cruises
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News, Hotels
Wild and rugged Panama just welcomed their very own plush Waldorf Astoria hotel, the first for the hotel... Read more
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Trip Ideas
You've heard everyone tell you by now that Panama is the place to go next—1,800 miles of combined... Read more
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