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Apr 17, 2021 8:28 PM UTC Panama s location also made it the ideal Hub of the Americas. Completed in 1914, the Panama Canal has helped make Panama one of the richest countries in the region. These days big ships pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for each transit. Panama is also a flight hub. It s just over three hours from Miami, and many of the airlines that serve the U.S. offer direct flights here. Panama s Copa Airlines is one of the best regional airlines, while Tocumen International Airport is the best airport in the Central America/Caribbean region as well as one of Latin America s top 10 passenger-friendly airports.
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Apr 3, 2021 11:01 PM UTC Panama s location also made it the ideal Hub of the Americas. Completed in 1914, the Panama Canal has helped make Panama one of the richest countries in the region. These days big ships pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for each transit. Panama is also a flight hub. It s just over three hours from Miami, and many of the airlines that serve the U.S. offer direct flights here. Panama s Copa Airlines is one of the best regional airlines, while Tocumen International Airport is the best airport in the Central America/Caribbean region as well as one of Latin America s top 10 passenger-friendly airports.