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Melting pot of races and cultures

Melting pot of races and cultures

The cultural warps of Panama, product of its condition as corridor, is exceptional.  Indians...

An expressive cultural rainbow

An expressive cultural rainbow

The cultural diversity of Panama is expressed in multiple ways, like the sparks of a gem.&nbs...

Historic walls and stones

Historic walls and stones

Panama has multiple archeological monuments which are evidence of events and characters of the pa...

Art jewels of Panama

Art jewels of Panama

The multiple cultural roots of Panama have turned this country into an expressive and colorful pl...

  • Melting pot of races and cultures

    Melting pot of races and cultures

    Tuesday, 04 January 2011 16:05
  • An expressive cultural rainbow

    An expressive cultural rainbow

    Tuesday, 04 January 2011 16:06
  • Historic walls and stones

    Historic walls and stones

    Tuesday, 04 January 2011 16:07
  • Art jewels of Panama

    Art jewels of Panama

    Thursday, 06 January 2011 12:29

An expressive cultural rainbow

The cultural diversity of Panama is expressed in multiple ways, like the sparks of a gem.  Music, dance, handycrafts, plastic, rituals and religious beliefs  are part of the countries common living, are evidence of the country’s rich and intricated cultural knitting.  On special occasions and festivities  - such  as Carnival, fairs and patronage parties of the various are part of the  country’s daily life  - the happy spirit of the population overflows and the atmosphere is filled with musical rhythm, dances and parties Panamanians like.  In the villages of the provinces traditional expressions of the population may be appreciated, among them vernacular architecture, colorful dresses, songs and dance.  Handycrafts are particularly beautiful, specially the pieces made by original  Indian ethnic group, among them the mola, wood carvings and tagua seeds, and the incomparable bags made out of palma chunga and made by the Emberas and the Wounaans.