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Avg. Customer Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars(based on 2 reviews)
Sales Rank: 126280
Category: Book

Author: Matthew Firestone
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Studio: Lonely Planet
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet
Label: Lonely Planet
Media: Paperback
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 348
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.8

ISBN: 1741045525
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781741045529
ASIN: 1741045525

Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Discover Panama

Sit back under a Caribbean sunset in the laid-back Archipelago de Bocas del Toro
Set sail across the Pacific to Isla de Coiba, a 'Lost World' of virgin rainforests
Fill your belly on tapas before partying until sunrise in Panama City
Buy a hand-sewn mola from the fiercely independent Kuna in the Archipelago de San Blas

In This Guide:

One Panama expert, 84 days of in-country research, 73 detailed maps, 174 bottles of Balboa lager consumed
New coverage of trekking in the Darien for those who dare venture out on their own
Content updated daily: visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveler suggestions



Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Less info. than the last edition   April 2, 2008
  3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I live in Panama and have bought each of the Lonely Planet Panama books as they have come out. This edition seems to have less information than the last one. In my town, Volcan, there are about 10 places to sleep; six were listed in the previous edition, but just one in this book - and the one shown is an odd, out-of-the-way place offering large cabins for extended families.

I wonder if I can trust Lonely Planet to give me the information I've come to trust them for. I will look at other guides more carefully as options to LP for my other travels.



1 out of 5 stars a throw away   March 25, 2008
  4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I purchased the previous edition of the Panama Guide from the Lonely Planet a few years ago when I started to become a frequent visitor to Panama. That older edition offered alot of helpful information and I used it frequently.

Due to the rapid changes in Panama - i thought I needed to purchase an updated version to reflect the new hotels and rates and things to do . . . .

whoever allowed this latest edition to be published should just be ashamed. Panama has been growing and changing at an alarming rate over the last few years. This recent guide does little to reflect new places to stay, things to do and current rates. i got the impression that whoever revised it - did not even step foot in Panama, or if they did, did not spend much time there. did they just put a new cover on the old material?

Anyway - I was really disappointed and will not even give it away to friends who are visiting Panama because the information is lacking so much of what could add to a great experience in this wonderful country - especially for lodging options.

Lonely Planet - You really should spend a little more time in the country - i would say to trash this edition and start over.



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