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Panama’s national dish sancocho |
Panama With over 1,500 miles or gorgeous coastline, this small country not only boasts rainforests, mountains and beaches but also your choice of the Caribbean or Pacific. We said cheap and chic, not choice-less! While its next-door neighbour Costa Rica draws packs of ecotourists, the quieter untapped Panama actually is home to more animal species and preserved natural terrain. For 50 cents you can take a plunge in the Pozos Termales, a hot-water springs that rival the experience of any city-spa. For $1.50 you can dine on the country’s national dish sancocho—a hearty stew made of chicken, yucca and avocado. Accommodations range from thatched roof huts from about $16/night to $79/night for a stay at the Royal Decamerón Playa Blanca located on the Pacific coast where the price of your night’s stay also includes all meals. Not bad digging if we do say so ourselves.
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