Facts and statistics on the geography and people of Panama, along with some background history of the country.

A beautiful travel journal of photos taken in Panama in 2003. Click on any photo to enlarge it.

Offers climate information for the Central American country of Panama. Broken down by average monthly temperature, rain days, and snow days. Also featured is a country map.

Learn about the history, capital, flag, climate, terrain, people, economy, and population of Panama on this site.

Comprehensive summary provides facts and information pertaining to the Panama Canal that was officially opened in August 1914.

This is a detailed account of the events and investigations associated with the Panama riots of January 1964.

Provides an overview of the economy of Panama along with accompanying statistics.

The Panama Canal was a short-cut through the tip of South America. Use this site to find out who built it and why.

See a map of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. An interesting hyperlink shows a map of the same area and the buildings damaged by the earthquake in San Francisco in 1989.

Time travel back to 1915 and visit the Panama-Pacific Internation Exposition by following the description in the original brochure. San Francisco was justifiably proud of this expo which was a celebration of modern achievement in...

A map of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915. Find out where it was built and what buildings are still standing.

Read about the history of the Panama Canal in this article, which is a transcript of a radio broadcast.

This page is a excerpt of an old (1969) newspaper article about the early history of Panama - when Spanish explorers first crossed the Isthmus and decided to call it by the name of a fishing village.

This is the index page for a Web site about Panama. Click on the arrows in front of the article you wish to read.

This page is part of the Web of "CZ Brats," a site about the Panama Canal and Canal Zone. The article is about the temporary shift in power in Panama from the civilian aristocracy to the National Police, which occurred immediately after...

This page is an article entitled "PANAMA'S Golden Huacas," taken from the Panama Canal Review, Fall 1973. "A clue to the mysteries of a vanished people who inhabited Panama during pre-Colombian times is found in the "golden huacas," the...

This page is an article entitled "Building the Dams," from "The History of the Panama Canal" by Ira E. Bennett, Historical Publishing Company, 1915. It gives a very detailed account of this important event in the history of the Panama...

This page is an article entitled "The Canal Army," from "The History of the Panama Canal" by Ira E. Bennett. It is a very detailed account of an important period in the history of the Panama Canal.

This page tells of the early history of Panama. "Vasco Nunez de Balboa first settled in Hispanola (present day Dominican Republic and Haiti). To escape his creditors there, Balboa stowed away on a voyage to Panama in 1510. There were, at...

This page is from an article entitled "The Canal Under Wallace," from: The History of the Panama Canal, by Ira E. Bennett, 1915. It gives a very detailed account of this period of Panamanian history (early 1900's).

This page is an article entitled "The Stevens Regime," from "The History of the Panama Canal," by Ira E. Bennett, 1915. It gives a very detailed account of an event in this period of history (early 1900's).

This page is an article entitled 'The Coming of Goethals,' from "History of the Panama Canal," by Ira E. Bennett, 1915. It gives a very detailed account of an event in this period of Panamanian history (early 1900's).

This page is an article entitled "Early Day Towns 'Along the Line'," described by Lloyd Gilkey. It's from "The Panama American" (1939) and is the narration of a significant event in Panamanian history.

This page is an article entitled "An Indian Warrior's Ornament," by Jose T. Tunon. It contains information about the Spanish conquistadors (colonial period of Panama's history.) There are also links to great photos.