パナマ

• Taxi overcharging — use Uber or negotiate before.
• Casco Viejo pickpocketing at night.

• Good private hospitals in Panama City.
• Dengue present.
• Drink bottled water outside Panama City.

• Hepatitis A, Typhoid recommended.
• Yellow Fever if coming from endemic country.

• Visit the Panama Canal — Miraflores Locks has an excellent visitor center.
• Explore San Blas Islands for pristine Caribbean beauty.
• Try sancocho (chicken soup), ceviche, and patacones (fried plantain).

• Don't attempt the Darién Gap.
• Don't wander into unfamiliar neighborhoods in Panama City at night.
• Don't skip Casco Viejo — the restored colonial district is beautiful.

Tip 10% at restaurants if not included. Small tips for hotel staff and taxi drivers.

Casual. Panama City is more formal than beach areas. Lightweight clothing essential.

Catholic majority. Churches welcome visitors. Indigenous Kuna and Emberá communities have their own spiritual traditions — visit respectfully.