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Montezuma was, of course, a Mexican from the epoch when they used to sacrifice people atop pyramids. Many a misguided guidebook and many North Americans who presume that Latin American people, countries and cultures are fungible commodities make the mistake of believing that "Montezuma's Revenge" --- sudden illness in reaction to the local food or water --- extends to Latin America as a whole, including Panama. The reality here is that people who sell food on the streets from pushcarts and at stalls are inspected and licensed by public health authorities and that a large part of the Panamanian working class takes advantage of the convenience and low prices that these vendors offer every weekday at lunchtime. Of course you should be a "heads up" consumer, as you should be in the United States as well. But just as you haven't fully appreciated New York City if you haven't eaten a fresh soft pretzel sold by a street vendor, you will have missed one of the joys of Panamanian culture if you let some mistaken stereotype keep you away from meat on a stick and the other joys of our street food. Photos by Eric Jackson

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