I spent 3 days in Panama last year and I wasn't that crazy about it. Extreme wealth right next to extreme poverty...it created a weird vibe. There is some beautiful scenery and the countryside is really nice...but that inequality was really apparent in a lot of places. The people too were nowhere as friendly as they were in Ecuador.
The canal itself (at Miraflores) is a pretty neat place to go to, but prepared to spend a few hours there as the ships aren't as frequent as you think they would be. There are times of the day where you could wait an hour for a ship to go through the locks.
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