In our neighborhood you will find : cinemas in English and Spanish, theaters, bookstores, high schools and universities, internet cafes, video arcades, our middle class homestay families, medical clinics a 24 hour king-size supermarket, a power house gymnasium etc. It has has the buzz of a city yet there are 100s of tranquil spots like parks gardens, ancient ruins and museums. In less than 40 minutes you can be on tropical islands, in the jungle, on the lake fishing, or in indigenous villages.

"within 30km of the high-rise banking district of Panamá City, for example, the indigenous Emberá still practice subsistence agriculture in the rainforest and hunt for their supper with blowpipes."

"over nine hundred species of bird, more than in the whole of North America. Over half the country is still covered by dense tropical rainforest, and large areas are protected by a system of national parks and nature reserves."