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Five amazing places to experience another culture

20 May 2013

Learning about the culture and customs of other people is one of the great experiences of travel. Explore the planet’s...

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Pirates of the Caribbean: discover Panama’s swashbuckling history

21 March 2013

Panama isn’t just about tropical headgear and the world’s greatest shortcut – its jungles and crumbling colonial ports conceal a...

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Latin American adventures for the whole family

20 December 2012

Just because you have kids doesn’t mean you have to stop travelling altogether. In fact, bringing the kids along for...

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Paradises on Earth

20 June 2012

Gin-clear water at bath temperature, a breeze ruffling the coconut palms, and sand as fine and white as sugar –...

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The world’s best secret islands

12 June 2012

Looking for a romantic spot that’s (almost) all yours? Here’s a list from our brand new Best in Travel 2011...

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Top 10 Panama highlights

23 August 2011

At the heart of the Americas, Panama is also the crucial link. The Panama Canal joins the Atlantic to the...

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Update for travellers: post-earthquake Japan

11 March 2011

A massive 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan on Friday, March 11, causing a tsunami that has resulted...

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Top 10 stops for Central America first-timers

28 November 2010

The green cufflinks between North and South America, these seven compact countries would be easy to skip on a map....

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Lonely Planet’s top 10 countries for 2011

31 October 2010

Where in the world should you go next year? Our in-house travel experts, including Lonely Planet cofounder Tony Wheeler, have...

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Panama: travel books to read before you go

01 October 2010

This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Panama guide provides a selection of travel literature to get you in the mood for...

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Panama's handicrafts

15 June 2010

This excerpt from Lonely Planet’s Panama guide takes you through the major Panamanian handicrafts.The Wounaan and Emberá in the...

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YOUR top 10 countries for 2010

19 November 2009

A couple of weeks ago, we published our list of hot destinations for 2010.You sure had a lot to say!...

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From Panama to Colombia...by boat

28 July 2009

Getting from Panama to Colombia without an airplane is no easy task. But rather than hot-footing it through the Darién...

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