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Casi 1.35 Millones visitaron Panamá en los primeros 10 meses del 2010, el 80% turistas
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Casi 1,35 millones de personas visitaron Panamá entre enero y octubre de 2010, entre turistas (el 80%), pasajeros de cruceros (16 por ciento) y visitantes del día (4%), un 10,3%más que en el mismo período de 2009, según las últimas cifras difundidas por la Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá (ATP).
De los 1.348.439 visitantes, 1.079.901 eran turistas, es decir, que pasaron al menos una noche en el país, según los criterios de la Organización Mundial del Turismo. De entre los turistas europeos, la mayoría eran españoles.
Estos turistas estuvieron en Panamá una media de nueve días y gastaron cada día 113 balboas (83 euros), gracias a lo cual este país centroamericano registró el gasto turístico más elevado de la región, según la ATP.
Las divisas generadas por el sector del turismo alcanzaron los 1.368 millones de balboas (1.005 millones de euros), lo que supone un aumento del 14,2% respecto al año anterior.
Durante un acto en Madrid previo a la inauguración de la Feria Internacional de Turismo (FITUR), el ministro panameño de Turismo, Salomón Shamah, ha resaltado el hecho de que la guía de viaje Lonely Planet haya elegido Panamá como uno de los diez países que recomienda visitar este año.
Por su parte, el viceministro, Fernando de León de Alba, ha detallado los distintos ejes de promoción de la oferta turística: historia y cultura, ecoturismo, deporte y aventura, Ciudad de Panamá, sol y playa y etnias indígenas.
Shamah ha recordado que, desde el pasado octubre, Iberia ofrece vuelos directos entre Ciudad de Panamá y Madrid. La aerolínea española ofrece cuatro frecuencias semanales y ha permitido reducir la duración del trayecto en más de cuatro horas --ahora son diez de ida y diez de vuelta--.
También ha indicado que los extranjeros que visitan Panamá están cubiertos por un seguro de accidentes y emergencias médicas gratuito desde el momento en que llegan al Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumén y durante los 30 días siguientes.
En el stand de Panamá en Fitur se mostrarán los últimos proyectos hoteleros de lujo que se están desarrollando y se destacará especialmente el turismo de cruceros. Se espera que en esta nueva temporada lleguen al país centroamericano 185 cruceros y 320.000 pasajeros.
Panama has been present in FITUR 2011
Published in Latest NewsClimate by Region
Published in Acerca de PanamáPanama has a tropical climate. Temperatures are relatively high and vary little throughout the year. During the day in Panama City, temperatures range between 24° C (75.2 °F) and 29° C (84.2° F). In the Pacific, temperatures are usually lower than in the Caribbean. In the highlands and mountains, temperatures are usually lower. For example, in the highland towns of Chiriquí like Boquete and Volcán, temperatures reach 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
Panama City: The weather is hot (31° C) ranging between 80 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
Highlands: The climate is cooler (23° C) staying between 65 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
Beaches: The climate is hot (31° C) ranging between 80 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
Chiriquí Province
Climate:
The mild climate of the mountainous area is characteristic of the areas with highest elevations in the province, and can be fully enjoyed in Cerro Punta, Volcán and Boquete. In these areas the rainfall is abundant, raining almost nine months a year, which helps make the climate more pleasant in this region. The diversity of climates makes Chiriquí one of the most productive provinces of the country. The coffee and oranges grown in Boquete are considered among the best, along with strawberries from Cerro Punta.
Veraguas Province
Climate:
The climate is tropical humid in the lower areas, and temperate and very humid in the mountainous regions.
The lowest average temperatures in the province are around 22 º C in the highlands of the Andes; whereas the highest average temperatures, around 27 ° C, are in the lower elevations.
Los Santos Province
Climate:
The province of Los Santos has a tropical savanna climate A wi?. As such, on the coasts we can find premontane dry forest, premontane rain forest and tropical dry forest. However, this situation does not prevent microclimates from being established in the highlands that correspond to other environmental conditions, as can be seen in the cases of Canajagua and Cerro Hoya.
Herrera Province
Climate:
The climate in the province of Herrera is varied, and one can encounter humid or temperate climates. You will feel a more temperate climate in mountainous areas such as Cerro de Tijera, Cerro de Rock, Cerro Largo, Cerro del NUCO and La Loma.
Wetter weather will be felt when traveling across the plains of Santa María and Ocú, as well as in nearby areas by the coast such as the city of Chitré.
Cocle Province
Climate:
We will find a large lowland area in the relief of Cocles Province, which has an arid climate. The central mountain range of the isthmus extends towards the north of the province, where the climate is also arid in some places, and humid in others. Broad rivers cross these territories, whose waters originate from the mountains and on the south side of the knot of Anton Valley.
Colon Province
Climate:
With a tropical humid climate and natural diversity of flora and fauna, this region is identified by the waters the Atlantic Ocean offers us to allow entry through the Panama Canal. A Duty Free Zone and port for cruise ships invite us to enjoy a tour of the crossroads of colonial landscapes on a summer afternoon.
Darien Province
Climate:
Darién is a very wet and rainy region. This factor, along with a scant population, is crucial for the conservation of its fauna and flora; it is one of the most ecologically diverse regions of our entire planet.
Its jungle, declared a Biosphere Reserve and National Park, is also known as the Darién Gap or the Panamanian Amazon. This is the biggest park in Panamá and the second largest in Central America. In addition, it provides a biological corridor where typically tropical species can mix with northern Nearctic species.
Bocas del Toro Province
Climate:
The climate of Bocas del Toro is hot and tropical with a typical temperature of between 30 to 35 degrees Celsius and a minimum temperature of 18 degrees. This very humid tropical climate extends across almost the entire province; however, in the highlands the climate is temperate


