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They're waiting for you. There is a substantial industry predicated on attracting tourist business, and they're thinking in terms of millionaires eager to pay top dollar for everything. If you're an identifiable gringo who works for a modest wage and has lived here for a long time, then you'll know how often that stereotype is be applied to you.

But meanwhile, Panama City has its simple and inexpensive attractions for visitors and residents alike, and if you are coming down to Panama this dry season, you ought to check them out.

Above we see the municipal seafood market on Avenida Balboa, a gift to Panama from the Japanese. You can buy what you want at one of the many stalls downstairs, and take it upstairs to the restaurant and have them cook it for you.

The little guy who's shown below is eager to have the monotony of living in a cage interrupted by human visitors. He lives at the Summit Gardens, formerly the crown jewel of Canal Zone parks, now one of Panama City's municipal recreational and educational assets. The zoo is nice but not world class, and has an impressive harpy eagle display. The tropical arboretum is arguably the very best of its kind, anywhere in the world. There are also playgounds for the kids, places to have a picnic, quiet little nooks and crannies where lovers go and footpaths that attract a lot of joggers. The park is safe and clean --- but of course if you want to throw trash all over the place or stick your hand through the fence to feed the crocodile you can make it otherwise.

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