Panama przewodnik Bradt

• Data: 2009 09
• Oprawa: miękka
• Liczba stron: 368
• Język: angielski
• Autor: Sarah Woods
• Wymiary (mm): 135 x 215
• Kod produktu: 978[zasłonięte][zasłonięte]16226
• ISBN: 978 1 84[zasłonięte] 260 6
• Typ produktu: przewodnik
• Typ przewodnika: tekstowy

Dictators, cigars and the world's most famous short-cut? There's more to Panama than its clichés. More than a third of Panama's land is protected; it's home to 940 bird species and some of the world's most important turtle nesting grounds. Here puma prowl, the drumming of riotous festivals fills the air – and visitor numbers are soaring by more than 10% year on year. It's also a land where timetables are unpredictable and public holidays occur without notice, where places have three names spelt four different ways and roads terminate unannounced. The Bradt guide is the most thorough on the market. Visitors to Panama will need it.

• First edition won the British Guild of Travel Writers' Best Guidebook Award

• This new edition has expanded coverage of Bocas del Toro, Veraguas, Chiriqui and Darien provinces

• Information on undiscovered gems, such as the best beaches, birdwatching spots and how to discover Panama’s indigenous tribes

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION

Chapter 1 Background Information
Location, Topography, Geography, Climate, History, Government and politics, Economy, People and culture, Language, Religion, Education, Natural history and conservation, Fires, earthquakes and other natural disasters, UNESCO in Panama

Chapter 2 Practical Information
When to visit (and why), Highlights, Tour operators, Tourist information, Red tape, Embassies and consulates, Getting there and away, Health, Safety, Focus on specific groups, What to take, Money and budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays and festivals, Shopping, Arts and Entertainment, Sport, Media and communications, Doing business in Panama, Buying property, Cultural etiquette, Giving something back

PART TWO THE GUIDE

Chapter 3 Panama City

History, Getting there, Getting around, Orientation, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do

Chapter 4 Panama Province

Panama Canal, Summit Botanical Gardens and Zoo, Parque Nacional Soberania, Parque Nacional Camino de Cruces, Gamboa Rainforest Resort, Isla Barro Colorado, Parque Nacional Chagres, Isla Taboga, Las Perlas Archipielago, Eastern Panama Province, Western Panama Province, Pacific Coast

Chapter 5 Cocle Province

Penonome, La Pintada, Parque Nocional Omar Torrijos (El Cope), Nata, Aguadulce, Anton, Rio Hato and Farallon, El Valle, Santa Clara

Chapter 6 Herrera province

Chitre, La Arena, Playa el Agallito, Parque Nacional Sarigua, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Cenegon del Mangle, Parita, Pese, Ocu

Chapter 7 Los Santos Province

Los Santos town, Los Santos-Guarare-Las Tablas, Pedasi

Chapter 8 Veraguas Province

Santiago, Santa Fe, Las Palmas, Sona, Montijo district and wetlands, Puerto Mutis, Parque Nacional Coiba, Parque Nacional Cerro Hoya

Chapter 9 Chiriqui Province

The lowlands, The highlands

Chapter 10 Bocas del Toro Province

The archipelago, Isla Colon, Isla Carenero (Careening Cay), Isla Bastimentos, Other islands, Mainland Bocas del Toro

Chapter 11 Colon Province

Colon City, Gatun Locks and Dam, Fort Davis and Fort Gulick, San Lorenzo Fort, Around Colon, Portobelo, Isla Grande, Nombre de Dios

Chapter 12 Kuna Yala

The origins of Kuna Yala, The Kuna people, Arts, crafts and traditions, Language, Festivals and events, Flora and fauna, Getting there, Visting Kuna Yala, The islands, Other practicalities

Chapter 13 Darien Province

Driving the Darien, What to take, Specialist wildlife and adventure tours, Parque Nacional Darien, Coastal Darien, The Darien interior

Appendix 1 Further Information

Appendix 2 Finding a home in Panama

Index