Bordering Panama are two oceans, the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, as well as two countries, Costa Rica and Colombia. You can imagine the temperatures are consistently high and the country is relatively humid due to its location towards the equator. Surrounded by a terrain of mountain ranges and beaches, it is also common for Panama to face one of Mother Nature’s natural disasters: hurricanes. Panama also has seasonal rainfall between the months of May and November, which gives the land its tropical vegetation. Panama is 40% covered in woodland; however deforestation is their biggest threat today. With the constant need for wood, soil, and crop Panama also deals with transportation of goods via the Panama Canal, one of the most visited canals in today’s world. This country is a great resource when it comes to its 300+ rivers and harbors on both sides of the …show more content…
It isn’t as big as America, but their culture is just as rich with Latin American people, art, food, language and history. Their structure is run by a unitary government and is mainly focused on the service industry and tourism. With the Panama Canal, as well as the hundreds of waterways and rivers, it’s no doubt the ports are known as one of the best places to find natural harbors along the Caribbean coastline. Panama’s weather and tropical climate is also attractive, with temperatures never falling past 75 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s not only great for tourism, but for the ecosystem as well. Unique plants and animals thrive in Panama and several species are rare or cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The Panamanian motto, Pro Mundi Beneficio (“For the Benefit of the World”), rings true with America, considering our long history and involvement with Panama, both military and civil. If you had to find a unique culture, then Panama is the right place to