PANAMA

CONTENTS

• Geography
• History
• Religion
• Holidays
• Animals
• Cuisine
• Products
• Popular Activities

GEOGRAPHY

GEOGRAPHY

• The average temperature in Panama 80°F, or 27°C
• Panama is a mountainous isthmus, connecting North and South America
• Located at 8.5380° N, 80.7821° W.
• Panama is in between Costa Rica and Columbia

The Volcan Baru mountain is the tallest mountain in Panama.

HISTORY

Explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa is best known for crossing Panama and reaching the Pacific Ocean in 1510. He is on Panamanian currency. It is called the Balboa.

HISTORY

• Panama was originally claimed by Christopher Columbus in 1502, for Spain.
• In 1821, Spanish rulers were overthrown and Panama became a provine of Colombia.
• In 1903, Panama declared independence from Colombia.
• In 1879, Ferdinand de Lesseps supervised over the original construction of the Panama Canal. This project was a failure.
• The U.S began construction on the Canal. Their project was completed in 1914.

Omar Torrijos Herrara was a dictator, keeping his position from 1972 to 1981.

RELIGION

RELIGION

RELIGION

• Roman Catholicism was brought to Panama by the Spanish.
• Most Panamanians are Roman Catholic.
• Panama's constitution provides freedom of religion.

HOLIDAYS

HOLIDAYS

• Panamanians burn life sized dolls on New Years's Eve to symbolize getting rid of the bad things from the previous year.
• On Christmas Eve Panamanians decorate elaborately with Nativity Scenes and wreaths

ANIMALS

Untitled Slide

• The Harpy Eagle is Panama's national bird.
• There are almost 1000 species of birds in Panama
• Other animals include the white headed capuchin and the howler monkey

CUISINE

CUISINE

PRODUCTS

POPULAR ACTIVITIES

DID YOU REMEMBER...

• When Panama gained it's independence and what country did it gain it from?
• What food is common in Panama?
• What is Panama's national bird is?
• What Religion most Panamanians are?