Laury-Anne CHOLEZ

To raise awareness of the country's natural and cultural wealth, Panama presented from March 30 and April 1, 2012 in the Natural Destinations fair. The country also organized a gastronomic event on Thursday, March 29 in the Chocolate Museum in Paris.

Tiny mammals had long, crocodile-like snouts for browsing, study says.

Christine Dell'Amore
National Geographic News

Two new species of "bizarre," tiny camels that browsed ancient rain forestshave been found in Panama, a new study says.

By Dafydd Young      

April 26 to May 2 is going to be a busy time for Panama film buffs as they try to figure out how many of the 50 films from around the world they can see at the first staging of the International Film Festival (IFF).

The Festival has released a list of 50 films that will be screened over the week. They include entries from Brazil, Cuba, Peru, Portugal and Argentina that have already received awards at at some of the most prestigious film festivals including Cannes, Toronto, Sundance and San Sebastian.

Background: about the survey 

The Worldwide Cost of Living is a bi-annual (twice yearly) Economist Intelligence Unit survey that compares more than 400 individual prices across 160 products and services. They include food, drink, clothing, household supplies and personal care items, home rents, transport, utility bills, private schools, domestic help and recreational costs. The survey itself is a purpose-built internet tool designed to calculate cost-of-living allowances and build compensation packages for expatriates and business travelers. The survey incorporates easy-to-understand comparative cost of living indices between cities.