Panama City - Post Report Question and Answers

Do you recommend any books or movies about this city/country for those who are interested in learning more?

The Panama Deception (movie). Read up on the history of Martin Torrijos. General knowledge of the US-Panama history will explain many things, from the Panamanian views of the US to how Panama City's growth in some areas, away from the Canal Zone, while leaving vast areas underdeveloped. - Dec 2021


Path Between Two Seas by David McCullough.
Hands of Stone (2016) movie directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz. Not the best movie, but filmed in the city and interesting bit of history on Panama's most famous boxer.
Listen to music by Ruben Blades and Danilo Perez, two of the most famous Panamanian musicians. - Mar 2017


Lonely Planet. - Jul 2014


- Mar 2014


Divorcing The Dictator: America's Bungled Affair with Noriega is about Noriega - that's pretty interesting. - Jan 2013


The Path between the Seas - Sep 2011


"Pathway between the Seas" tells the story of the US Canal effort back when we could do things no other country could. - Apr 2010


The Tailor of Panama of course. - May 2008


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