Thank you for this presentation which I found very helpful. It did clear up many of my question marks but it’s true that are still more to research. For such a small country this is a quite complicated and interesting map. I enjoyed and learnt a lot from your videos as I am preparing for some Panamanian travels in the next few months. Thanks again 👏👍
I m glad it was helpful, Mirella! You might also want to take a look at another map-oriented video I posted at ua-cam.com/video/3JVY45ccB-U/v-deo.html.
Great job. Thanks Answering as well as raising questions The maps of the provinces are wonderful and very well explained in a short time. The last map including the roads, clearly in place due to population and avoidance of mountains, also very helpful. Thank you
Panama Sts address by the way work like this.go straight then when you see the big tree almost on the road turn left ( or right ) keep going.youre gonna pass a yellow and green color house then after you pass 3 speed bumps its the cream color house with a little wallon the porch.🤣🤣
You are literally the most informative man regarding panama my home land 👏🇵🇦💯❤ wow. Just got back to the states oregon...and youre making me want to go home again 😢 video is amazing...thank you sir.
Very clear explanation of the country and he is well informed of everything from geography to culture. I attest to that since I’m from there, from the city but been all over the country except San Blas. In my bucket list. Mind you, very beautiful although small there is so much to see 🇵🇦 your video is excellent I give you 10/10. Very accurate
As of February 2020 a newly paved road connects Santa Fe to the Caribbean coastal village of Playa Calobevora in the Veraguas province. Thank you for this very informative presentation of Panama's geography.
Wonderful enjoyable geography lesson of Panama. Thank you. This video service that you offer is so helpful and interesting, coming from an insider, Iike yourself.
Please consider doing a separate video for each providence since you seem to have the knowledge that would be very helpful to us doing our research. Thank You
Really appreciate the effort you made to explain the geography and a bit of govt structure. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. God Bless You and merry Christmas from Canada
Thank you, John! It was a bit of a struggle, as is kind of obvious, but a good lesson in new software. The important thing was to share some info for folks who have never set foot in Panama. I do my best!
Great video Bob!! I say if I watch a UA-cam video again, I should be able to like it again and again. 😂 That for me was super well done and it helps that I have physically been in several parts of Panamá so I have a good reference even though it was years ago. I believe I was there before you arrived. If I have it right, I was there in December of 2002. Then I came again in 2023. I believe in total, I was there 4 times. I will have to research to recall other visits but the short story is I didn’t stay long enough to make any of my dreams come true. Some fine day, I hope to return, buy you a coffee or meal and tell you more and see what else develops. Panamá and you yourself have so much to offer, I feel I might have a second chance to dream just on a smaller scale and with better precision. Thanks so much for all you do. ❤
You are not alone, Janice! That is a common misunderstanding, but now you know! Once learned, it sticks, but it will still feel a little odd for a few months.
Fascinating! I'm looking for a road map of Panama, do you know where I might locate one? I know there aren't many roads but one that identifies where i could drive would be really helpful.
There aren't a lot of paper maps out there, but the one that I think is the best is National Geographic's. You can buy it at www.amazon.com/dp/1566952603.
@@panamawave This is all very interesting. Your explanation of Camorca Regions helps me understand why large sections of the Caribbean side of Panama are underdeveloped. I appreciate you sharing information.
You're welcome, Gussie, and there are quite a few more videos. I hope a few of them can be helpful too, that is their purpose, so I am always happy to hear from folks like you!
Great video BOB! I live near Panama City and have been here 2 months. I enjoyed how well the information was presented and laid out. I took away a lot of good information. Thanks!
@@panamawave I'm sure they will be. I'm watching some more of them right now! Just something I thought I might mention. If you want to get more views on your videos, I would put the word "Panama" in the title of all your videos and make sure to put the relevant keywords in the meta tag word section of the video. This way when people search for info on Panama and the like using whatever keyword they are interested in, your videos will come up. Looking at the videos on your channel, I see a number of them do not have the word Panama in the title. Not sure if they have changed the format or not since I last did a UA-cam video, but I got a good number of views on all my videos by doing that. Very important for search! Try to anticipate the words people will use to search by and put those in the meta section of the videos. Thanks again for all your videos! Very good information!
@@catherinecahill8570 I am aware of all that, but there is no money involved with either my channel or my website, so I feel under no pressure to chase numbers. Between the two of them, I deal with about 7,500 people already and that keeps me pretty busy. But I appreciate your kindness. Thank you!
@ Stacey Cornelius Thanks for the kind words. I don't do specific "family" topics as it's not my experience, but I try to cover at least 80% of the info a family may need as it is pretty much the same for everyone. If you have specific questions, I will try my best to find an answer, if I can.
I have no specific experience in this respect, but a list of some of our internationally accredited schools can be found at www.expat-quotes.com/guides/panama/education/international-schools-in-panama.htm. You can check out their sites. There are others, two fine Jewish schools, one Orthodox and the other Reform are examples.
Bob, we are interested in moving to Panama but being from Seattle we would like sunlight and no hurricanes. Which geographic area of Panama do you suggest we focus on while planning our trip?
We have plenty of sunshine year-round and no hurricanes. The Caribbean coast gets a brushing of a hurricane's edge sometimes, but as you can see on the map link below of hurricane tracks, we are south of the real activity. In any case, we area a Pacific country and the great majority of the population lives from the mountains south (yes, look carefully, south) to the Pacific coast - www.nhc.noaa.gov/climo/images/1851_2017_allstorms_sm.jpg
Mark, you can easily find the Canal on any map of Panama. This map was meant for people considering moving here and focuses on areas where many expats already live.
Thank you for this presentation which I found very helpful. It did clear up many of my question marks but it’s true that are still more to research. For such a small country this is a quite complicated and interesting map. I enjoyed and learnt a lot from your videos as I am preparing for some Panamanian travels in the next few months. Thanks again 👏👍
I m glad it was helpful, Mirella! You might also want to take a look at another map-oriented video I posted at ua-cam.com/video/3JVY45ccB-U/v-deo.html.
This video is AMAZING!!! You did a wonderful job!!! I'm now confident in the country I've been drawn to visit. Thank You!!!
This is one of the most helpful, thorough introductions to Panama. Thanks for your hard work!
You are very welcome, Warren!
bob, thank you. completely cleared my mysterious confusion regarding Panama geography
Great way to educate all of us. It is always useful to have knowledge of the geopolitical map of any place. Kudos to you 👏 🙌 👍
I try to do my best and get the essential info out there. Thanks for the kind words!
Great job.
Thanks
Answering as well as raising questions
The maps of the provinces are wonderful and very well explained in a short time. The last map including the roads, clearly in place due to population and avoidance of mountains, also very helpful. Thank you
Glad it was helpful, Richard!
Panama Sts address by the way work like this.go straight then when you see the big tree almost on the road turn left ( or right ) keep going.youre gonna pass a yellow and green color house then after you pass 3 speed bumps its the cream color house with a little wallon the porch.🤣🤣
You are literally the most informative man regarding panama my home land 👏🇵🇦💯❤ wow. Just got back to the states oregon...and youre making me want to go home again 😢 video is amazing...thank you sir.
No hay de que, MixedBag!
Very clear explanation of the country and he is well informed of everything from geography to culture. I attest to that since I’m from there, from the city but been all over the country except San Blas. In my bucket list. Mind you, very beautiful although small there is so much to see 🇵🇦 your video is excellent I give you 10/10. Very accurate
Thank you , sir , for the well needed geography of this amazing Panama !
My pleasure!
As of February 2020 a newly paved road connects Santa Fe to the Caribbean coastal village of Playa Calobevora in the Veraguas province. Thank you for this very informative presentation of Panama's geography.
I love people from Panama one day i will visit Panama from somalia 🇸🇴 east Africa.
Much appreciate this overview.
Thanks for all you do!☮️
Glad to help, Brian!
Nice to see a map laid out simply, Thank you.
Glad you like it, Susan!
@@panamawave Thanks 🙏 Bob nice to see this type of presentation.
Thanks again, sage person worth listening to, Sir.
Wonderful enjoyable geography lesson of Panama. Thank you. This video service that you offer is so helpful and interesting, coming from an insider, Iike yourself.
Thanks Bob.I have friends from Panama and wanted to learn more about their country and exact location , this was very informative.
Please consider doing a separate video for each providence since you seem to have the knowledge that would be very helpful to us doing our research. Thank You
Great video. Very helpful. Thanks so much for taking the time to make it & share it
this was very helpful for those interested in areas that are not expat dominated
Thank you for the geographic overview of Panama.
Glad to help, Howard!
More than basic. Found it by accident and enjoyed it from start to end. God bless!
Thank you, Martin, for those kind words!
I‘m from a tiny town in Herrera. Lots of old Panama folkloric traditions down there
Thanks a million, very informative! Keep up this great work!
Really appreciate the effort you made to explain the geography and a bit of govt structure. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. God Bless You and merry Christmas from Canada
It's my pleasure, Som! Merry Christmas to you and all of Canada!
Great presentation, very informative. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful, Tony!
Thank you. Great video. Better then watching 50 videos of beaches and mountain towns.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very good video Bob! Very informative.
Thank you, John! It was a bit of a struggle, as is kind of obvious, but a good lesson in new software. The important thing was to share some info for folks who have never set foot in Panama. I do my best!
Great video Bob!! I say if I watch a UA-cam video again, I should be able to like it again and again. 😂 That for me was super well done and it helps that I have physically been in several parts of Panamá so I have a good reference even though it was years ago. I believe I was there before you arrived. If I have it right, I was there in December of 2002. Then I came again in 2023. I believe in total, I was there 4 times. I will have to research to recall other visits but the short story is I didn’t stay long enough to make any of my dreams come true. Some fine day, I hope to return, buy you a coffee or meal and tell you more and see what else develops. Panamá and you yourself have so much to offer, I feel I might have a second chance to dream just on a smaller scale and with better precision. Thanks so much for all you do. ❤
Well, Juan, you obviously truly liked what you saw, so Panama awaits your next visit!
Thank you so much Bob. I have seen another video you did with Jackie. Nice to be able to rely on you experience!
Outstanding video, tons of info for map lovers
Thank you very much, Scott!
Very informative Bob. Good overview of Panama's geography and political divisions. Thanks Bob.
I do what I can to help. For a "little" nation, we have a lot going on, even with the pandemic.
Thank you, I really needed a map review. great information
You do a great job and help me understand the west to east that confused me. Thanks for the video!
You are not alone, Janice! That is a common misunderstanding, but now you know! Once learned, it sticks, but it will still feel a little odd for a few months.
Very clear and very helpful. Thank you.
You are welcome, Anthony. Thank you for visiting!
This is wonderfully presented, informative, and your narration is easy to listen to. Thank you.
Thank you. I appreciate the kind words. They make it all worthwhile.
Thank you for sharing this information. Quite intriguing indeed 🤗
You are very welcome, James!
@@panamawave Very Kind of You, Sir. Thank you 🙏
Very interesting and good presentation! Thank you
Fascinating! I'm looking for a road map of Panama, do you know where I might locate one? I know there aren't many roads but one that identifies where i could drive would be really helpful.
There aren't a lot of paper maps out there, but the one that I think is the best is National Geographic's. You can buy it at www.amazon.com/dp/1566952603.
@@panamawave thank you, you're very kind,
Thank you Bob. You are kind.
Thanks for this video, truly appreciated
Good information. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, BIggie, and thanks for stopping by again!
@@panamawave This is all very interesting. Your explanation of Camorca Regions helps me understand why large sections of the Caribbean side of Panama are underdeveloped. I appreciate you sharing information.
That's my "job", Biggie. It's all about sharing.
Excellent video Bob ,..Thank You
Very helpful. Thank you.
You're welcome, Gussie, and there are quite a few more videos. I hope a few of them can be helpful too, that is their purpose, so I am always happy to hear from folks like you!
I’m from Costa Rica. This helps a Lot
Glad to hear it, Nick! I do my best.
You can see Sunrise in the Pacific and Sunset in the other side of the country in the same day.
LOVE THIS CHANNEL💕💕
thank you
You are so welcome, Abby!
Thank you! Very helpful.
Good overview. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful, Alex!
Excellent video which is very helpful. Thank you/muchas gracias!
Thanks Bob!
You are very welcome, Kathy!
Great video!
Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for watching, Ann Jean!
Very helpful! Much appreciated🤙🏼
Glad it helped, Cathy!
Great video BOB! I live near Panama City and have been here 2 months. I enjoyed how well the information was presented and laid out. I took away a lot of good information. Thanks!
Was it an easy transition for you? What would be your best advice before moving there?
Excellent information!
Thanks, I try to be informative and fair. It's my pleasure if it's your pleasure!
Bravo! Wonderfully done. Kudos to you!
Thank you!
Thanks, very informative to get oriented
You're welcome, Ardy! I do what I can, as well as I can.
Thank you mr Adams !
You are very welcome, Franciscus!
Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome, Jack!
Thank you so much!!
Glad you like it, Jeff!
Much needed awesome video!! Thank you so much!
You are very welcome, Catherine! I hope some of the others will be helpful too.
@@panamawave I'm sure they will be. I'm watching some more of them right now! Just something I thought I might mention. If you want to get more views on your videos, I would put the word "Panama" in the title of all your videos and make sure to put the relevant keywords in the meta tag word section of the video. This way when people search for info on Panama and the like using whatever keyword they are interested in, your videos will come up. Looking at the videos on your channel, I see a number of them do not have the word Panama in the title. Not sure if they have changed the format or not since I last did a UA-cam video, but I got a good number of views on all my videos by doing that. Very important for search! Try to anticipate the words people will use to search by and put those in the meta section of the videos. Thanks again for all your videos! Very good information!
@@catherinecahill8570 I am aware of all that, but there is no money involved with either my channel or my website, so I feel under no pressure to chase numbers. Between the two of them, I deal with about 7,500 people already and that keeps me pretty busy. But I appreciate your kindness. Thank you!
Good information! Thank you
I'm glad you found it useful, Nikki! Thank you.
Thank you. Perfect!
You're welcome, freddie!
Good job very informative.
Thank you!
Hi Bob, thank you for your great information...., the rest of it have to be experienced personally, sometime in the future
We will be here when you're ready!
Well, thank you much Bob!
Very informative
thank you! very helpful indeed.
You are very welcome! Thank you in return!
Great info thank you
Glad it was helpful, Calestina!
Very informative! Thanks!
You're very welcome, Susanne!
Wonderful thank you!
You are very welcome, JR!
Very informative.😊
Thanks, Kevin. I do my best.
AWESOME video! Thank you. I’m looking to tour there in hopes of moving there. I’m just looking for more family outlooks here on UA-cam.
@ Stacey Cornelius
Thanks for the kind words. I don't do specific "family" topics as it's not my experience, but I try to cover at least 80% of the info a family may need as it is pretty much the same for everyone. If you have specific questions, I will try my best to find an answer, if I can.
Bob Adams thank you for replying. I’m concerned about the educational system. We have an 8 year old.
I have no specific experience in this respect, but a list of some of our internationally accredited schools can be found at www.expat-quotes.com/guides/panama/education/international-schools-in-panama.htm. You can check out their sites. There are others, two fine Jewish schools, one Orthodox and the other Reform are examples.
Excellent
Thank you, Bedina! I am happy to be of service.
loved this! thank you
That's always good to hear. Thank you!
Thank you for the info/
Happy to help, Leona!
the maps changed to me from childhood
Well, I suspect we have at least one new province and, if you have been gone a long time, probably a new comarca or two.
Great info. Thank you! New sub.
Well, thank you, Matthew!
This was very helpful. Thank you!
Where is Coronado on the map, is it in the Oeste area?
Hi, Carla. Yes, it is in Panama Oeste, but not far from the border with Cocle.
@@panamawave thank you.
Will be there in October for a tour
That's great to hear!
Those pages are missing from my millions of years old history book..glad you have the intact book. 🙄
Bob, we are interested in moving to Panama but being from Seattle we would like sunlight and no hurricanes. Which geographic area of Panama do you suggest we focus on while planning our trip?
We have plenty of sunshine year-round and no hurricanes. The Caribbean coast gets a brushing of a hurricane's edge sometimes, but as you can see on the map link below of hurricane tracks, we are south of the real activity. In any case, we area a Pacific country and the great majority of the population lives from the mountains south (yes, look carefully, south) to the Pacific coast - www.nhc.noaa.gov/climo/images/1851_2017_allstorms_sm.jpg
merci beaucoup
il n'y a pas de quoi.
very interesting vid
Maybe another video discussing climate ? Thank you
Yes, Philip, it will come up again as the situation develops.
Thank you
You're welcome! Thanks for the note.
WOW very good informative video....
Thank you! I try to do my best.
"Let me know." What's the best way to get in touch with you?
The simplest is to go to www.retirementwave.com/contact and write me. All messages come only to me and I respond to each as time allows.
You were wrong about one thing. You said that this video didn't answer many questions. I beg to differ my dear Sir.
Well, Andrew, I hope it answered some of yours! Thanks for commenting.
I watch the whole video I don't have a clue where the canal is did I miss something
Mark, you can easily find the Canal on any map of Panama. This map was meant for people considering moving here and focuses on areas where many expats already live.
Pretty cool video!
Well, Edgar, not too bad for the first time out! The next time it should improve, but I appreciate the kind words!
Bob ! I watch all your videos ! Always improving !
Obrigado, Edgar!
I would take a vacation to panama and learn about their culture from panama
Thank you
You're welcome!