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Books about Panama

Reading up on Panama

The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal by David McCullough

The Sack of Panama: Sir Henry Morgan's Adventures on the Spanish Main by Peter Earle

The Art of Being Kuna by Mari Lyn Salvador and Los Angeles Fowler Museum of Cultural History

Bookstores in Panama City

Exedra Books - Corner of Via Espana and Via Brazil

A good selection of english books for adults and children. They have a section of the latest best selling paperbacks at reasonable prices. The store also carries guide books, maps and nature guides. A cozy cafe ajoins the store. This is a comfortable place to take a break, have a coffee and browse.

Gran Morison- El Dorado Shopping Center

This store is not as economical as Exedra but does have a wide selection of guide books, coffee table books and maps. They also have a children's section.