We own a home just north of Coronado at Play Caracol. Our beach access is fantastic, the food is wonderful and it is quite with the most beautiful and longest beach on the Pacific side. It depends on what you want. Panama city is a big modern city where prices are similar to California where we live. We love the beach and the restaurnts in Coronado are great. It is all about what you want out of your time off in Panama. I love making our own food from fresh Longostina and fish 15 minutes away at Punta Chame and the quite of our home in Playa Caracol. We can always drive to Panama City for the day it ia 1.5 hours away for excitement.

specialists must be Panamanian citizens which means you would not be able to practice in these professions if you become a legal citizen?

Thanks for the on-the-ground input, Jess.

For others with the same question for locations around the world, I find that Wikipedia has great charts that show monthly temperature ranges, preciptiation amounts, sunlight hours, etc. Just go to their site and look for the climate section; somtimes it is under geography. Michael

Jess, We are planning on attending the Panama conference in February 2025. We anticipate checking out areas to rent for 3 months next summer. We love the beach and a more laid back location. Any suggestions on how we should begin our search? David S