Dictators, cigars and the worlds most famous short-cut? Theres more to Panama than its clichs. More than a third of Panamas land is protected; its home to 940 bird species and some of the worlds most important turtle nesting grounds. Here puma prowl, the drumming of riotous festivals fills the airand visitor numbers are soaring. Its also a land where timetables are unpredictable and public holidays occur without notice, where places have three names spelled four different ways and roads terminate unannounced. The Bradt guide is the most thorough on the marketand visitors to Panama will need it.
