Visit to Panama

Hi Annie,

Welcome to expat-blog!

Please feel free to go through the Panama forum, you might find some interesting hints.

Regards,

David.

Hi Annie,

This is a hard one to answer without knowing more about your intentions when visiting/moving here. What's your monthly budget going to look like? Are you more interested in being near the beach, in the mountains, on a farm, in the city? These are all available here. Here are some suggestions.

For living:

Beaches (nearest Panama City to farthest): Coronado, Santa Clara, Pedasi

Mountains (nearest Panama City to farthest): Cerro Azul, Altos del Maria, El Valle, Boquete, Volcan

City (in Panama City): Marbella, El Cangrejo, Punta Pacifica, Punta Paitilla, Costa del Este

City (in interior): David, Chitre

Other places (not in city, beach, or mountain area): Penonome, Aguadulce, Chitre, Las Tablas

For visiting/tourism:

Beaches: Bocas del Toro, Isla Taboga, Contadora, Coronado, Pedasi (Isla Iguana is near there), and I guess San Blas (although it's not really a place to live)

Mountains: El Valle, Boquete, Volcan

Hope that helps a little. If you Google each place you should find a little bit of info.

If you need other info about Panama, check out my blog at www.thestayathomegringo.blogspot.com

Chris