Requirements To visit Panama - VISA

Depending on its nationality it will require of valid passport and a visa or card of tourist whose value is of $5.00. They can acquire the card of tourist in the counter of the airline at the time of the exit.

Religion

In their majority the Panamanians profess the catholic religion. Nevertheless in Panama freedom of cult exists thus will be able to find a diversity of churches, temples and synagogues.

Language

The Spanish is the official language of Panama. In addition the English widely is spoken and included/understood by great part of the population.

Climate

Panama counts on a tropical climate, and a temperature average of 80 degrees Fahrenheit. In the nights the same one can descend reaching very pleasant levels. The humidity average is 70%. The rainy station extends from May to December. During the dry station, the tradewinds constantly maintain the air fresh. In mountains the temperature average is of 50 degrees F to 60 degrees F.

Articles To dress

Articles are recommended to dress light. The clothes for the businesses are formal: one recommends a light coat for the men and a suit or set of trousers for the women. A hat of wide wing and sun lenses are necessary if it goes to the coast or the interior.

Schedule

The hour of Panama is all the equal year to the Standard time of the East of the United States (GMT -5).

Electricity and Services Public

The current is 110w - 60hz and 220w. The services of telephone and international cable of Panama are excellent. We counted on a dialed system of direct to the rear area and on all the countries of the world. The code of telephone of the country is 507.

Local currency and Taxes

From 1904, the dollar of the United States has been the currency of legal course in Panama. The balboa, the monetary unit of Panama, has value with the dollar on a par. The prices can be expressed in balboas (b.) or dollars ($). The travelling checks and credit cards widely are accepted. The tax of international exit at the moment is of payable US$20.00 in the airport. The hotel tax is 10%. The tax of value added to products and services, except food and medicines, is of 5%.

Panama - Banking Center

More than 150 international banks and their branches they operate in Panama. The United States, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Taiwan, Argentina, Korea of the South, Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Canada, China, Spain, France and others are represented here. The schedule of the banks varies but most of these they are open of Monday through Friday of 8:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. and some banks offer services Saturdays. www.superbancos.gob.pa

Transport

The Panamerican highway, also well-known like Inter-American Highway, unites the Cities of Panama with the Panamanian border with Costa Rica. All this time, the forest of Darien follows impenetrable, avoiding the access by earth with Colombia. A tour in car in the Transístmica highway unites the City of Panama with Columbus. Until the most remote areas of Panama they are in favor accessible of paved secondary streets. The service of bus is good and covers all the Central American country as well as the other countries and Mexico.
The transport towards the located rear area this in the National Terminal of Transport in the Old Base of Albrook.

The taxis work with a tariff system and most of the companies of rent of cars they are represented in Panama. The minimum age to handle is 18 years, and the foreign licenses are valid by 90 days.

Customses

The citizens of the United States and Canada only need a passport valid and a card tourist to visit Panama. The tourist cards cost approximately five dollars and are available as much to their arrival in Panama in the authorities of migration like through most of the air lines. A tourist card gives you one him estadía of 30 days, and is prorrogable by other 60 days. The originating travellers of other countries must consult with the Panamanian consulate or the embassy of Panama in that country to obtain the most recent data on the entrance requirements. When entering the country, single you can bring until a cardboard of cigarettes and 3 bottles of licor. Like other countries, you can be fined and it is possible to be received to him to try to leave Panama with products done of species in extinction danger.

Offices of Tourism / Embassies

The national agency of tourism, the Panamanian Institute of Turismo (IPAT) in center has its main office Atlapa on the Israel Route in the City of Panama. The IPAT also has an information bureau located in the airport. In addition, there are many dispersed tourist centers in all the country. The offices of the IPAT that is in all Panama are there for responding questions and to help the visitors to explore the country. More than 50 foreign embassies and consulates they are located in the City of Panama.

Health / Water

Any injection or special pill is not needed to enter the country. Remember, the tropical sun can be strong; so that he is prudent to take to sun lenses with filter and solar protector with you. Although Panama is indeed a tropical country, the control of the mosquitos is effective. The exceptions would include to walk in bicycle and to spend the night in the jungle, in which case you must use repelente of insects. Panama is the only country of Latin America where you can drink water of the key.

Dangers

To Panama the highest classification (along with the United States) of security of the tourists originating of the Agency of Pinkerton Intelligence occurred him. But with any foreign destiny, he is not advisable to cross the streets being exhibited his money or its valuable properties. The people reports who are robbed by thieves in Panama are rare, but he is better to assume than there are thieves around. It only uses the sense common and its intuition to protect themselves. Remember that the less attention you attract on you, the less probable will be that you have a disagreeable experience.

CODE OF COUNTRY (507)

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