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http://robertgirga.com/RobertGirga/flying-to-panama/ Flying To Panama If you are coming to Panama for business or pleasure you will likely fly into and out of Tocumen International Airport. Tocumen is fifteen miles from downtown Panama City, Panama. This international airport receives more passenger traffic than any other in Central America. The 10,000 foot long main runway at Tocumen connects passengers to North, South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe. International carriers using Tocumen include American, Avianca, Copa, Delta, Iberia, KLM, and United. Copa is the Panama flag carrier with direct flights to Chicago - O’Hare, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, Orlando, Toronto-Pearson, and Washington – Dulles in North America. Copa’s more than sixty destinations include, in the Caribbean and South America, Havana, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cancun, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Cali, Medellín-Córdova, Bogotá, and Quito. As such, flying to Panama is possible via a large number of carriers. Taxis are plentiful if you do not have a ride arranged. Don’t be surprised if the taxi driver asks for $50 to take you into the city, perhaps more if you name a hotel that you are going to. If you are booking a vacation through a travel agency try to get the connection to the hotel or other destination set up in advance. ($50 is too much. $30 to $40 will get a taxi driver to come to your apartment in El Centro, pick you up, take you to the airport, pick up your friend who has just arrived, and take all of you to your destination in the city. However, it does help a lot to speak Spanish when negotiating.) Business Travelers Flying to Panama Nearly six million passengers are flying to Panama or pass through Tocumen yearly. Many pass on through as Tocumen is a major hub airport for Latin America. However, the bulk of those arriving and departing spend time in the city. Business travelers find all of the amenities that they need in the upscale hotels in the city. Those who are interested in doing business in Panama, find the government to be business friendly. Panama residency is easy to obtain and foreigners can own and operate businesses and own property in Panama. If you are flying to Panama to look at property be aware that there can be fantastic bargains in Panama Repossessed Mortgages in the city and in the interior. Profiting in Panama is entirely possible on a number of fronts. Flying to Panama and taking a look is often the best way to start. Flying to Panama for Pleasure Even if you are coming to Panama to scout out opportunities for investing in Latin America, business and pleasure are not mutually exclusive in the city or the country of Panama. The Panama Canal is a must see. Take a taxi to the Miraflores Locks visitor center, watch the big ships pass while you have lunch in the modern visitor center restaurant.

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If you are coming to Panama for business or pleasure you will likely fly into and out of Tocumen International Airport.

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Tocumen is fifteen miles from downtown Panama City, Panama.

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This international airport receives more passenger traffic than any other in Central America.

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The 10,000 foot long main runway at Tocumen connects passengers to North, South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Europe.

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International carriers using Tocumen include American, Avianca, Copa, Delta, Iberia, KLM, and United.

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Copa is the Panama flag carrier with direct flights to Chicago - O’Hare, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, Orlando, Toronto-Pearson, and Washington – Dulles in North America.

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Copa’s more than sixty destinations include, in the Caribbean and South America, Havana, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cancun, Mexico City, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Cali, Medellín-Córdova, Bogotá, and Quito.

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As such, flying to Panama is possible via a large number of carriers. Taxis are plentiful if you do not have a ride arranged.

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Don’t be surprised if the taxi driver asks for $50 to take you into the city, perhaps more if you name a hotel that you are going to.

http://robertgirga.com/RobertGirga/flying-to-panama/

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If you are booking a vacation through a travel agency try to get the connection to the hotel or other destination set up in advance.

http://robertgirga.com/RobertGirga/flying-to-panama/

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($50 is too much. $30 to $40 will get a taxi driver to come to your apartment in El Centro, pick you up,

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take you to the airport, pick up your friend who has just arrived, and take all of you to your destination in the city.

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However, it does help a lot to speak Spanish when negotiating.)

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Business Travelers Flying to Panama

Nearly six million passengers are flying to Panama or pass through Tocumen yearly.

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Many pass on through as Tocumen is a major hub airport for Latin America.

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However, the bulk of those arriving and departing spend time in the city.

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Business travelers find all of the amenities that they need in the upscale hotels in the city.

http://robertgirga.com/RobertGirga/flying-to-panama/

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Those who are interested in doing business in Panama, find the government to be business friendly.

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Panama residency is easy to obtain and foreigners can own and operate businesses and own property in Panama.

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If you are flying to Panama to look at property be aware that there can be fantastic bargains in Panama Repossessed Mortgages in the city and in the interior.

http://robertgirga.com/RobertGirga/flying-to-panama/

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Profiting in Panama is entirely possible on a number of fronts. Flying to Panama and taking a look is often the best way to start.

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Flying to Panama for Pleasure

Even if you are coming to Panama to scout out opportunities for investing in Latin America, business and pleasure are not mutually exclusive in the city or the country of Panama.

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The Panama Canal is a must see. Take a taxi to the Miraflores Locks visitor center, watch the big ships pass while you have lunch in the modern visitor center restaurant.

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Visit the informative museum to learn about the original canal construction and the new Panama Canal Expansion project which is expected to change the face or worldwide shipping forever.

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Panama is the oldest European settlement on the Pacific. Visit the ruins at Panama La Vieja to see settlement that Morgan the Pirate sacked and burned.

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Then head over to Casco Viejo, the newer “old city” that was built on a rocky peninsula in the 1680’s to protect against any more attacks.

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While Panama La Vieja is a historic monument, Casco Viejo (means old helmet, referring to the shape of the city and the helmets

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worn by the Conquistadors) is where everyone lived for two centuries after Morgan’s attack.

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Today this old city is undergoing a Renaissance.

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Three century old building that show their age stand side by side with restored versions.

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The area is a United Nations Heritage Site and reconstruction dictates that the outsides of the old buildings must be remodeled in the original Spanish Baroque or later Creole designs.

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However, once you enter one of these buildings you will see modern interiors, use the Wi-Fi, and enjoy all of the conveniences of modern society.

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The Panama Pacific Coast boasts of some the best sports fishing in the world and the Pacific beaches are known as the Panama Riviera.

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If you are flying to Panama to have fun there is a lot to do once you take your taxi from Tocumen.

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For more insights and useful information about flying to Panama, doing business in Panama, investing in Panama, or retiring in Panama, visit www.RobertGirga.com.

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