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Panamanian culture is a hybrid of African, Native Panamanian, and European culture - specifically Spanish. For example, the tamborito is a Spanish dance that was blended with Native American rhythms and dance moves. Dance is a symbol of the diverse cultures that have coupled in Panama. The local folklore can be experienced through a multitude of festivals, dances and traditions that have been handed down from generation to generation.
Panama (/ˈpænəmɑː/ PAN-ə-mah, /pænəˈmɑː/ pan-ə-MAH; Spanish: Panamá IPA: [panaˈma] ), officially the Republic ofPanama, is a country in Latin America...
Panamanianculture is a hybrid of African, Native Panamanian, and European culture - specifically Spanish. For example, the tamborito is a Spanish dance...
with west African culture as another important component. The cultureofPanama derived from the culturesof Indigenous peoples ofPanama, art and traditions...
Panamanian cuisine is a mix of Spanish, Indigenous, and African techniques, dishes, and ingredients, reflecting its diverse population. Since Panama is...
This is a demography of the population ofPanama including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious...
Panama City (Spanish: Ciudad de Panamá; pronounced [sjuˈða(ð) ðe panaˈma]), also known as Panama (or Panamá in Spanish), is the capital and largest city...
residing in the territory of modern day Panama practiced a multitude of faiths. The Panamanian constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the government...
for the dancing. La Verne M. Seales Soley (30 December 2008). Culture and Customs ofPanama. ABC-CLIO. pp. 35–37. ISBN 978-0-313-05636-9. Edgardo Abraham...
invaded Panama in mid-December 1989 during the presidency of George H. W. Bush. The primary purpose of the invasion was to depose the de facto ruler of Panama...
The Isthmus ofPanama (Spanish: Istmo de Panamá), also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien (Istmo de Darién), is the narrow strip of land that lies...
The Panamanian Public Forces (Spanish: Fuerza Pública de la República de Panamá) are the national security forces ofPanama. Panama is the second country...
Biblioteca Nacional de Panamá (in English: National Library ofPanama), in Panama City, is the legal deposit and copyright library for Panama. The library opened...
Panama is a Central American country, inhabited mostly by mestizos (persons of mixed African, European and indigenous ancestry). The music ofPanama is...
Currently, it is administered by the Ministry ofCultureofPanama. This museum is framed in the context ofPanamanian history, encompassing the Colonial Period...
Panama elects on national level a head of state, i.e. the president, and a legislature. The president and the vice-president are elected on one ballot...
politics ofPanama take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic with multi-party system, whereby the President ofPanama is...
The history ofPanama includes the history of the Isthmus ofPanama prior to European colonization. Before the arrival of Europeans, Panama was widely...
Archives ofPanama (Spanish: Archivo Nacional de Panamá) is the institution in charge of safeguarding national documents. It was created by Law No. 43 of December...
A Panama hat, also known as an Ecuadorian hat, a jipijapa hat, or a toquilla straw hat, is a traditional brimmed straw hat of Ecuadorian origin. Traditionally...
Panama disease (or Fusarium wilt) is a plant disease that infects banana plants (Musa spp.). It is a wilting disease caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum...