PanamaFrom familiar neighbors to distant parts of the globe, this engaging series offers readers a close-up look at countries around the world. Vivid color photographs enhance up-to-date information on each country's geography, history, system of government, lifestyle, language, art, food, and more. An intriguing section of special features provides a window into each country's unique customs as well as its current issues. Each volume details its country's current and historical relations with the United States and Canada, emphasizing the rich sharing of cultures that helps define today's global society. Also included in each volume is a black and white classroom map, easy to photograph for classroom activities. |
Contents
AN OVERVIEW OF PANAMA | 5 |
Geography | 6 |
History | 10 |
Government and the Economy | 16 |
People and Lifestyle | 20 |
Language and Literature | 28 |
Arts | 30 |
Leisure and Festivals | 34 |
Maritime Services | 58 |
National Parks and Wonders | 60 |
The Panama Canal | 62 |
Panama City | 64 |
The Panama Railroad | 66 |
A Mix of Cultures | 68 |
Panamas National Dress | 70 |
Saving the Harpy Eagle | 72 |
Food | 40 |
A CLOSER LOOK AT PANΑΜΑ | 43 |
Amerindians in Panama | 44 |
Boxing Legends | 46 |
The Bridge of the Americas | 48 |
Carnival and Other Festivals | 50 |
Centennial Celebrations in 2003 | 52 |
The Darién Jungle | 54 |
A Dying Breed | 56 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Amador Amerindian Amistad areas bananas Barú Volcano baseball Black Christ Bocas del Toro Canada Canadian Canal Zone Carnival celebrations centennial Chiriquí Chocó Closer Look coast Coclé Colón Comarca Costa Rica country's culture dance Darién Jungle Darién region dish Durán early Emberá Festival fish Guaymí Gulf of Panama Harpy eagle independence isthmus Kuna Amerindian Kuna Yala Laguna largest Left Lesseps located Madungandí manatees Manuel Antonio Noriega million Mireya Mireya Moscoso Moscoso national dress National Park northern Núñez de Balboa Old Panama Operation Just Cause Pacific Ocean Panama Canal Panama City Panama Railroad Panama's Amerindians Panama's national Panamanians live Peace Corps Pedroza percent plantains pollera population Portobelo president province religious Roman Catholic San Blas Islands ships southern species sport Tabasará Mountains Talamanca Today trade treaty tropical forests twentieth century twenty-first century U.S. military U.S. soldiers United Vasco Núñez West Indian World Heritage World Heritage site Wounaan