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| From Panama City |
Miles |
Kalometors |
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Time Travel Hours-Minutes |
| Tucaman |
17 |
26.6 |
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34 minutes |
| Chepo |
35 |
56.7 |
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1 hour 11 mimutes |
| Colon |
49 |
79.8 |
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1 hour |
| Sabanetas |
42 |
67.7 |
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1 hour 25 minutes |
| Portobelo |
65 |
105.3 |
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1 hour 32 minutes |
| Arraigan |
8 |
13 |
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16 minutes |
| Chorrea |
20 |
33.3 |
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42 minutes |
| Capora |
34 |
54.3 |
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1 hour 8 minutes |
| Bejuco |
46 |
74.8 |
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1 hour 34 minutes |
| Chame |
48 |
76 |
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1 hour 35 minutes |
| San Carlos |
58 |
93 |
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1 hour 16 minutes |
| El Valle |
78 |
126 |
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1 hour 58 minutes |
| Sant Clara |
78 |
118 |
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1 hour 54 minutes |
| Rio Hato |
77 |
123 |
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1 hour 54 minutes |
| Anton |
84 |
123 |
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2 hours 9 minutes |
| Penonome |
94 |
151 |
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2 hours 29 minutes |
| Nat |
115 |
186 |
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2 hours 32 minutes |
| Aguadulce |
122 |
197 |
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2 hours 46 |
| Divisa |
133 |
215 |
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2 hours 46 minutes |
| Santa Maria |
136 |
218 |
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3 hours 13 minutes |
| Parita |
149 |
240 |
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3 hours |
| Pese |
166 |
267 |
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3 hours 35 minutes |
| Chitre |
157 |
252 |
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3 hours 15 minutes |
| Los Santos |
159 |
256 |
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3 hours 20 minutes |
| Guarae |
172 |
277 |
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3 hours 46 minutes |
| Las Tablas |
175 |
282 |
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3 hours 53 minutes |
| Podri |
190 |
303 |
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4 hours 19 minutes |
| Pedasi |
203 |
324 |
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4 hours 5 minutes |
| Ocu |
156 |
245 |
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3 hours 6 minutes |
| Atalaya |
156 |
251 |
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3 hours 14 minutes |
| Santiago |
155 |
250 |
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3 hours 13 minutes |
| Sona |
184 |
296 |
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4 hours 11 minutes |
| Tole |
218 |
350 |
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4 hours 37 minutes |
| Remedios |
243 |
391 |
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5 ours 29 minutes |
| San Felix |
231 |
369 |
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5 hours 2 minutes |
| Sam Lorenzo |
248 |
538 |
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5 hour 38 minutes |
| David |
274 |
440 |
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5 hours 51 minutes |
| Boquete |
299 |
480 |
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6 hours |
| Concepcion |
284 |
498 |
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6 hours 12 minutes |
| Volcan |
309 |
498 |
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6 hours 22 minutes |
| Cero Punta |
319 |
514 |
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6 hours 42 minutes |
| Punta Armuelles |
330 |
514 |
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7 hours 3 minutes |
| Frontera the Boarder |
307 |
494 |
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6 hours 17 minutes |
| Changuinola |
340 |
540 |
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7 hours 15 minutes |
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By David Kaufman(Budget Travel) -- Even the most sophisticated traveler could be forgiven for thinking that there's little more to Panama than its iconic canal, seaside capital, and snorkeler-packed Bocas del Toro islands
The Los Santos region of Panama has spectacular rolling farmlands and blissfully empty beaches.But there's a more secret and equally spectacular side to the country about a five-hour drive west from Panama City: the Pacific coast region of Los Santos. Here, rolling farmlands and stands of mahogany and cocobolo trees hug an azure coastline, luring surfers, nature buffs, and, increasingly, travelers and second-home owners from all over.Although roadside real-estate billboards suggest a far more developed future, Los Santos has managed to stay blessedly free of resorts. In their place are a handful of low-key -- and far more affordable -- boutique hotels. The most stylish is the seven-room Villa Camilla, just outside the fishing village of Pedasí. The red-tiled hideaway, located on an 800-acre parcel of the Azuero Peninsula, started out as a private escape for French interior designer Gilles St.-Gilles and his wife, Camilla. "The area reminded us of Tuscany," says St.-Gilles, who landscaped the estate with fragrant jasmine, plumeria, and hibiscus. In 2005, the couple opened their place as a hotel, and last fall they added 20 new seaside duplex lofts. As stylish as they are family-friendly, the setups come with full-size kitchens, extra guest beds, and mosaic-tile flooring. An in-house stable is ready for shoreline horseback rides, and you can sign up for snorkeling trips to nearby Isla Cañas, a palm-fringed refuge where thousands of leatherback turtles converge to build nests.Farther inland, the center of Pedasí has a cow-town vibe: Picture low-slung cottages painted bright green and yellow, and ranchers wearing handmade Panama hats. Yellow is also the color of choice at the new Casita Margarita. This five-room B&B comes with locally crafted cocobolo furniture and a wraparound veranda overlooking Pedasí's main street. Perhaps best of all, it's within walking distance of local hangout Mano Surf Community, a pro shop that does double duty as a café and juice bar, and El Gringo Dusek, a no-frills, alfresco cantina run by retired U.S. Navy officer Joseph Dusek, which serves the best barbecue ribs in Los Santos.Of course, beyond the culinary surf and turf, the region's big draw is its blissfully empty beaches: Some of Panama's most scenic -- Los Destiladeros, Modroño, and the black-sand Playa Venao with its eight-foot breaks -- are short drives from Pedasí. Closer to home, Pedasí's El Arenal is a good launchpad for day trips to Iguana Island. (Fishermen stationed by the pier rent their motorboats, captain included, for about $50 round trip.) The hotel-free and nearly visitor-free isle is named for its resident black and green iguanas. Sign up for an Iguana Island Foundation snorkeling and hiking tour; you might just get a good look at some hatchlings.While it may be hard to top that sight, 77-year-old Dalila Vera de Quintero knows how to command equal wows. Her lemon-yellow bakery in a bungalow, Dulceria Yely, is famous across Panama for its home-style sweets, like almond queques (pound cakes) and creamy chicheme, a shake blended from sweetened milk, fresh corn, and crushed vanilla beans. She also stashes a cake or two in the kitchen for favorite customers, such as former Panamanian president and Pedasí native Mireya Moscoso. Swoon loudly enough and Quintero may just reward you with a thick presidential slice.
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8883-5225 Costa Rica
011-506-8883-5225 from the United States
00-506-8883-5225 from Panama
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No need for a lie dectector test
If Her lips are moving, She is lying to you. Her mother does not have canser, Her brother did not get killed by a drug dealer, Someone did not steal her cell phone. These are common lies the the girls in Panama and Costa Rica use on older gringo men. It is very common for all of these girls to have a list of woo's and your money can cure them, it never stops. Every week they have a new lie. Also a 18 to 30 year old women can not be in love with a 60 year old man. The young man who you thought is her brother, is eather her pimp, her husband, or her boyfriend and she wants you to give money to him also. It is all a lie, wake-up this is the truth from the lips of Panama Jack
Have you been sending money every month to your girlfriend living in Costa Rica or Panama.
Have you ever wondered if those stories she tell you about her mother being sick or someone stole her cell phone her wallet with all her money. Do you wonder if those stories are true. You are working hard in the United States to able to send her money to feed her and her family, is she cheating with other men, does she have 5 other men sending her money, or is she really waiting for you to return to make her life whole and to be with her true love???
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