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Panama

Panama . Geographical Location . There are 555 km in total distance in the borders; there are 225 km in the border with Colombia and 330 km in the border with Costa Rica. There are 2,490 km of coastal region Land Area : 75,517 km2. Current Info/Facts about Country.

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Panama

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  1. Panama

  2. Geographical Location • There are 555 km in total distance in the borders; there are 225 km in the border with Colombia and 330 km in the border with Costa Rica. • There are 2,490 km of coastal region • Land Area: 75,517 km2

  3. Current Info/Facts about Country • It’s been 12 years since Panama regained control of its canal • Capital: Panama City • Population: (Est. 2010): 3,405,813 citizens • The official language of Panama is Spanish

  4. Tour Stop #1 Panama Canal • It is 51 miles long • Started on January 1,1880 • French spent 260,000,000 • 20,000 people died building it • U.S paid 40,000,000 • Finished on January 7 1914

  5. Stop #2 Meroplaton Park • It's the world's only rainforest found within the limits of a major city. • Park also has some great hiking trails • You'll be amazed at the fact that you are still in the city when hiking the trails.

  6. Tour Stop#3 Bridge of the Americas • approximately 354 ft. high and 5,400 ft. long • Started on1959 • Finished on 1962 • It cost 20,000,000 dollars • connects the land that was divided during the construction of the Panama canal

  7. Tour Stop #4 Indigenous communities • seven original indigenous towns • They are now reserved territories • located all around the country. • You will ancestral forms of government, maintain cheers and songs, profound beliefs and their unique forms of cultural expression.

  8. stop#5 Legendary islands of Las Perlas • approximately 200 islands. • Its name from the great amount of pearls that were extracted from its waters. • there frequented seeing by whales deep sea diving, snorkelling • Its white sand beaches, and good for fishing for sailfish and marlin.

  9. Sources • www.visitpanama.com • www.destination360.com • www.Panamacanalmuseum.org • www.state.gov/panama/

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