i just returned from 16 days in Panama in November. November is the end of the rainy (slow) season, and it turned out perfect for my travel requirements. It was tremendiously green, alive, and there were very few tourists around (perfect). it was also cheaper. i flew into Panama city in the evening, so i stayed in a hotel there. Panama city, while growing at a pace i can only be imagined is presently matched by Dubai or any city in China, is not my kind of place. Traffic is terrible and exhaust fumes smog the city all day. I counted over 30 highrise condo projects under constructinon and read that to be about 7000 new units. However, i saw no new infastructure (street widening, traffic lights, etc) under way and got the feeling things are
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