Panama - 2019

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10 Things We Didn’t  Know about Panama

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Panama has no earthquakes (well, except for the 6.1 event on May 12), no active volcanoes and no hurricanes.

The transit through the Panama Canal is not East/West - it’s North/South!

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Panama has no military.

Political campaigning is limited to 3 months.

The President is term-limited to 5 years

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Panama has 1/10 of all bird species on earth.

There is no road connecting Panama with Columbia.

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“Real” Panama hats are woven but look MUCH different from the ones we know.

Panama has virtually eliminated smoking of any kind throughout the country.

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The Panama railroad (1850) was a faster, cheaper route to the California Gold Rush!

Panama has two seasons - wet and dry. Five temperate climate forest zones.

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It was clear we had a LOT more to learn…

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