As a place to live in
2006-09-12 12:44:09 · 7 answers · asked by RX 5 in Travel ➔ Latin America ➔ Panama
Funny you should ask. I'm considering Panama myself. It has miles of coastline that as of yet has not been gobbled up by developers. It also has mountains that offers some awesome views. The people are very friendly toward Americans and many speak English, so having to learn another language would not be a priority. Panama is a beautiful country.
2006-09-12 12:48:03 · answer #1 · answered by Emm 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The city was founded on August 15, 1519, by Pedro Arias de Avila, also known as Pedrarias Davila. A recurring theme in the history of the city has been the ebb and flow world commerce through the isthmus. Within a few years of its founding, the city became a launching point for the exploration and conquest of Peru and a transit point for gold and silver headed back to Spain through the Isthmus. In 1671 Henry Morgan with a band of 1400 men attacked and looted the city, which was subsequently destroyed by fire. The ruins of the old city still remain and are a popular tourist attraction known as Panama la Vieja. It was rebuilt in 1673 in a new location about 5 miles west-southwest of the original city. This location is now known as the Casco Viejo or Old Hull of the city.
Discovery of gold in California in 1848 led to an upsurge in travellers crossing the isthmus en route to the west coast of North America. The year before the discovery of gold, the Panama Railroad Company [1] was formed, but the railroad did not begin operation until 1855[2]. Between 1848 and 1869, the year the first transcontinental railroad was completed in the United States, about 375,000 persons crossed the isthmus from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and 225,000 in the opposite direction. That traffic greatly increased the prosperity of the city during that period.
2006-09-12 20:20:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have been to Panama 3 or 4 times and I love it. Things are very reasonable there and people are friendly. I have considered it as a place to retire in.
2006-09-12 19:52:31 · answer #3 · answered by traveler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Panama is where I was born. But I was raised here in the US. I dont know much of panama but I even thought of traveling there to learn about my birthplace!! I know that the panama canal is good thing to learn about! I have only been there while i was a child and i cant remember much of what went on....so hopefully soon i will be able to go!
2006-09-13 02:59:07 · answer #4 · answered by punked_out_care_bear 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think about Panama.
2006-09-12 23:15:20 · answer #5 · answered by stan l 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a Van Halen song it was amazing.
2006-09-12 19:48:56 · answer #6 · answered by Jeff T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it would be cool
2006-09-12 19:46:30 · answer #7 · answered by lilbaby1294 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋