Last year 429,275 cruise passengers entered the country, which represented a 29% increase compared to 2010.
Panama was included in a tour that the Carnival cruise line will take from the island of Cozumel, Mexico.
In the group, Panama will have Colombia, Nicaragua and Brazil as rivals. The winner of this group will advance to the World Baseball Classic in 2013.
Panama will host from November 14 to 18 one of the qualifying rounds for the World Baseball Classic 2013, authorities of the big leagues announced yesterday.
Four countries - Panama, Germany, Taiwan and U.S. - will host the eliminating rounds for the tournament, and the winner of each group will advance to the World Classic.
Construction. Over 160 exhibitors will be offering houses to attendees for four days in Atlapa.
For 2012 the construction industry expects to grow 22.64%, contributing about 217.7 million dollars to the GDP from construction.
Business opportunities. Panama is located in the business center for excellence in the region, and that is why exhibitors from over 30 countries are participating in Expocomer, an event that they see as a gateway to promote their countries' economies.
A demonstration of how art is at the service of the most vulnerable populations, such as children, and how it is a uniting bridge between cultures, was the essence of Small World Abu Dhabi 2012, where Panama participated last Friday, March 16 at the luxurious Emirates Palace in the arab capital.
