Gadling and AOL Choose Panama Over the Caribbean

Buy a Panama vacation home instead of living in the Caribbean

This article gives you Five reasons Americans should choose Panama over the Caribbean — we’re glad they noticed!

Here are the five reasons they list, with links to some of our related blog posts and webpages:

1) Panama uses US dollars as its currency

NY Times Makes the Case for Americans to Retire Abroad

USA Today Extolls Panama City as Travel Destination

2) Easy to reach (by plane or car)

Direct Flights from US to Panama

Copa Airlines to Offer David Flight

Government Will Invest $400 Million in Chiriqui Province in 2010

3) Diversity of land

Isla Palenque Diversity

Press Release: Geotourism Engages Travelers in Authentic Cultural Experiences

Boquete Highlands Adventures

4) No risk of hurricane

No Hurricanes

Press Release: While Hurricanes Wail, Off-Season Travelers Find Haven in Panama

5) It’s still natural… or should I say, unspoiled

Unspoiled Panama Real Estate

Press Release — Backpackers Pave the Way for a Wide Variety of Tourists to Flock to Panama’s Gulf of Chiriqui

Press Release — Panama Emerges as a Prime Location for Close-To-Nature, Low-Density Resort Development

The Good Developer

Press Release – Adventure Travelers and Savvy Investors Take Notice of Panama’s Gulf of Chiriqui

Let me add:

6) You can drink the water

Water Conservation

7) Democratic, pro-business, stable government

New Panama President

Panama, Not “Central America”

8)Low cost of living

Press Release: Expatriates Make Right Decision to Retire Abroad

Press Release – U.S. Second Home Sales Increase; Panama’s Lifestyle and Economic Benefits Attract Vacation Home Buyers

Kiplinger’s Two Cents on Retiring to Panama

9) Authentic indigenous culture

Besiko and the Ngobe-Bugle

Balsaria!

Panama’s Indigenous Ngobe Bugle People: A Disappearing Culture?

Hand Beaded Jewelry by The Ngobe Bugle

Chacara Bags from the Ngobe-Bugle of Panama

10) Just come here and you’ll see!

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