Originally Posted by miracle

I was expecting a third world hellhole but I found a pretty nice city, and people who could actually speak a fair amount of English (as opposed to other Latin American countries). That was ten years ago, and the degree of development since then has been nothing short of amazing.

I was also surprised by the climate which is way too hot for my taste. It's alright for a week or so but I couldn't live there permanently. If global cooling becomes a reality then Panama will certainly be one of the countries to benefit most.