Panama
Panama/Republica de Panama Capital Panama City (pop est. 0.5M) Population 3.5M (161.3/km2) Life expectancy 78 years HIV/AIDS 0.9% Literacy 92% Languages Spanish (official), English (many Panamanians bilingual) Religions Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 15% Ethnic Groups mestizo 70%, Amerindian and mixed (West Indian) 14%, white 10%, Amerindian 6% Gov’t Constitutional Democracy GDP/cap $12,700 PCVs 1963-71; 1990-present, economic development, environmental education, agroforestry (Volunteers in country: 204; total to date: 1,928) Nat’l holiday Independence Day, 3 November (1903) |  Panama The beans, handpicked and slow roasted, are taken from the fire and set in a large wooden bowl to cool. The inescapable aroma of coffee permeates the highlands of tropical Panama. Served strong, dark and sweet, coffee is more than a hot beverage to get the morning started. Offered to all visitors, it is a mark of hospitality, an invitation for intimacy, and the Jimenez family brews an impeccable cup. Here Kayme picks through the cooling beans, adding anise leaves, snatching up the best ones to pop in her mouth. Soon, the beans will be ground, pressed, and shared by all. |
Adult Books
Hands of the Rain Forest: The Emberá: People of Panama
by Rachel Crandell
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR); First Edition edition (December 8, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0805079906
Book Description
A first-hand account of an indigenous group whose way of life (using resources from the rain forest to meet most of their subsistence needs) has largely withstood the forces of economic development.
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Kids' Books
Grannie jus' come!
by Ana Sisnett; pictures by Karen Lusebrink
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
ISBN: 978-0-89239-150-9
Interest Level: K-3
Age Range: 9–14 years
Publisher: Children's Book Press, c1997
Films
Film: The Tailor of Panama
Director: John Boorman (2001)
Music
Ruben Blades: Music from Panama
