Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.
— Mark Twain
Some things we like or love about Panama…
- Feeling welcomed and valued by the Panamanian government as immigrants/expatriates
- Easy & low-cost process to get permanent residency visas
- Pensionado (Retirement) Visa discounts (25% off utility bills – 25% off airline tickets – 30% other transportation – 15% off of loans – 5% at restaurants, 50% off at hotels during the week, exemption on import tax for up to $10,000 household goods and much more)
- Friendly police
- Diversity
- Nature’s biodiversity
- Population diversity (warm, friendly, non-confrontational and supportive culture)
- Geological diversity beach to mountains in 40 minutes
- Atlantic and Pacific ocean access – Easy to visit both in the same day
- Transportation
- Coronado (home) to Panama City 1.5 hours
- Tocumen Airport (Hub of the Americas) – Global international flights
- Improving infrastructure (investment in new roads, tunnels, metro subway expansion, etc…)
- Health and Safety
- Low crime & safe environment
- Fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, and poultry (getting away from processed food)
- Excellent medical care (on par or better than US at a fraction of cost)
- Weather
- Rainy Season & Dry/Windy Season w/ no hurricanes
- Sea level temperature mid 90’s daytime & mid 70’s nighttime (high humidity)
- Mountains temperature upper 70’s daytime & mid 60’s nighttime (moderate humidity)
- Averages: Sunrise 6:03 AM – Sunset 6:35 pm