How are Americans in Bastimentos, Panama treated? How are expats in Bastimentos, Panama treated generally?
kevin obrien - BarefootPanama
Expats are treated well in Bastimentos, Panama. Bastimentos is a tourist destination, so locals are used to having expats around. Bastimentos and Boquete are the places in Panama that have the most Costa Rican style, which basically means that there are people who immigrated there, who have ideas of what to do in the line of tourism, such as building a hotel, a restaurant, or having a tour.
As a result,...
Expats are treated well in Bastimentos, Panama. Bastimentos is a tourist destination, so locals are used to having expats around. Bastimentos and Boquete are the places in Panama that have the most Costa Rican style, which basically means that there are people who immigrated there, who have ideas of what to do in the line of tourism, such as building a hotel, a restaurant, or having a tour.
As a result, tourism has greatly influenced Bastimentos and expats are treated well because they took the initiative to build something that created jobs for the local people who live there.
Posted October 20, 2014