Here is a publication that  takes Panama to the next level with great articles, glossy images and informative information.   This  publication by Richard Arghiris is from Foot Print Publications and is a great read for those who are planning to travel to Panama.  Here is the lead in.
“On the edge of the world stage and at the heart of global capitalism, the isthmus of Panama is a paradoxical place. it has long been a conduit for powerful international forces, but it is also a peripheral Central American state and home to some of the most remote wilderness on the planet. As a nation, it is both globally and locally orientated, forever gazing outward to the world and inward to its own soul. It is bound by patriotism, but sustained by foreign influence; united under the flag, but fragmented into a multitude of cultural forms.

Today the isthmus is a fiercely multi-ethnic place, blending vibrant flavours from Europe, Asia and Africa and indigenous America. As a bridge between the continents , it is a bastion of ecological diversity too. A third of the national territory is an officially protected area with tropical rainforests, wetlands, rivers, mountains, cloud forests, offshore islands and coral reefs playing host to some of the most biologically varied and brilliantly coloured wildlife anywhere. ”  Find more on this publication at the web site.  Or you can order the publication at Amazon.