Page 17 - The Rough Guide to Panama (Travel Guide)

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ARCHIPIÉLAGO DE
LAS PERLAS
Page 120
A myriad of idyllic tropical
islands ringed with
white-sand beaches and
azure waters.
STAY IN AN
EMBERÁ VILLAGE
Pages 104 & 283
Challenge the cultural
stereotypes by experiencing
village life with the Emberá
or Wounaan in the forests of
the Darién and Chagres
national parks.
BIRDWATCHING
Page 37
Get close to the country’s
987 bird species – including
dazzling hummingbirds, the
resplendent quetzal and,
pictured here, the
blue-crowned motmot.
COLONIAL
ARCHITECTURE
Pages 110, 148 & 57
From ruined Caribbean
fortresses to Baroque Pacific
churches, Panama possesses
some fine Conquest-era
buildings, including Panama
City’s Catedral Metropolitana
with its gleaming spires.

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