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There are Panama has borders with [[Costa Rica]] in to the North and [[Colombia]] in to the South. But However, there are no roads to [[Colombia]]. There is a way To get to go through Colombia see the jungle, but it's extremely dangerous, due to article on the Colombian 'guerillas'. [[Darién Gap|Darien Gap]]
to hitch a boat get to the san cristobal marina in colon, boat hitching is never easy so be prepared to wait days or weeks== Cities ==<map lat='8. there are 2 marinas 4' lng='-80' zoom='7' view='0' country='Panama' float='right' width='600'/>* [[Panama City]]* [[David (including balboa marinaPanama) in panama city but chances for colombia are lower. on both sides many boats go to south pacific and you also may get a ride through the canal as linehandler.|David]]to get to the marinas in panama city take minibus from plaza 5mayo toward amador and hitch back.in places east of colon like portobello you find payboats * [[Colon (280$Panama)|Colon]]* ''<small>add more?</small>''[[wikipedia:Panama]]
== cities==[[Category:Central America]][[panama cityCategory:Panama| ]] going west: the panamericana on the western end of panama lies right next to el chorillo wich is the most dangerous part of the city. it would be advisable to take a bus past el chorillo and then you are almost at la puente de las americas, a meaningful place to hitch.towards colon. from av 12/santa ana park you can catch a bus "transistmica" which leaves the city on the road to colon. after 20km or so you will hit the intersection with the panama city highway. be careful in colon. {{stub}}
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{{infobox Country|country = of Panama|in = Central America|language = Spanish|capital = [[Panama City]]|pop = 3,309,679|currency = Balboa (PAB) and/or U.S. dollar (USD)|hitch = <rating country='pa' />}}[[File:Katja and Augustas hitchiking in Panama.jpg|thumb|left|230px|Hitchhikers [[Katja and Augustas]] on the road in Panama.]]'''Panama''' is a country in [[Central America]]where hitchhiking happens most readily. Roads north of Panama city are brilliant. Roads to the south are atrocious, and worsen as you approach [[Yavisa]]. Hitch-hiking is called ''viajar a lift'', you can say you are ''buscando un lift hacia...'' (''looking for a lift towards...'').
== Personal Experiences ==
:''I wasn't so lucky, and the immigration official asked me for a ticket proving that I was leaving Panama. He told me to go buy a 25 dollar ticket from Panama City to San Jose. Instead I went into an internet cafe and made a fake ticket that convinced him I was flying back to Chicago from Panama City. Crashed at plenty of fire stations, and got a discount on a boat cruise to Colombia, but you can do better...''-[[User:Chael777|Chael777]]
:''In Panama is easy to ride, mostly all the pickup cars will just stop. And if you get sick of waiting for a ride all the buses will be slowing down near the place you try to hitchhike and invite you in, for a cheaper price.''-[[User:Ajeremias|Ajeremias]]
:''I had the same experience as Chael777: guy at the border (route 36 in Bocas del Toro) also refused to let anybody in without a plane ticket. Like Chael777, I was able to forge one on the computer in the internet cafe. Hitchhiking in Panama takes an hour on average, but for longer rides it's usually still faster than buses, which drive slower and stop more frequently.'' -[[User:Dr.Keith|Keith]]
:''Entring the country i was forced to show a ticket back to my own country, and a paper proving 500$ in my account. As the road system is very simple, with the PanAmericana crossing the country, and some secondery roads crossing verticaly, most the traffic will go same rout, however while waiting in those highways seem long going out of cities, getting towards them from smaller routs is almost too easy.''-[[User:Aqua|Aqua]]
[[Categoryes:Central America]][[Category:AmericasPanamá]]
