What is Panama, Republic of Panama ? There are different theories regarding the name Panama. In the country there is an abundance of a type of tree that is called Panama. The first settlers arrived to Panama in August which is a month when butterflies abound. 

Officially known as the Republic of Panama, this is a transcontinental country in Central America and South America. It lies throughout the land formerly known as ”Isthmus of Darien”. Bordered to the west by Costa Rica, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south.

The Republic of Panama was once part of the Spanish empire. Prior to the Spanish colonial era, Panama was settled by indigenous tribes that lived off edible plants and fruits, hunting and growing corn, root crops and cacao. They lived in huts made of palm leaves over a rounded structure and slept in hammocks. Up to the date there are still many indigenous tribes that have followed this way of living.

The country had a strategic and economic importance, but it also went through an era of slavery until it was forced to an end 30 years after the separation from Spain which was in 1821. Right after separating from Spain, the Isthmus was convinced that by joining Colombia, back then known as the New Granada, the nation’s destiny was going to move in a progressive direction.

The history of the Republic of Panama includes the long history of the region prior to the European colonization, the Isthmus of Panama. It also includes the Pre-Columbian cultures through the Spanish colonial era and the independence of the modern country of Panama. 

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