Comments on: Prices in Panama

By: Albin

Albin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:19:58 +0000

Interesting stuff regarding the rum, but how about some travel advise? Would be much appreciated.
I plan to get into Panama from Colombia, and head on to Panama City.
So, how do you suggest I spend a week or two in Panama? And if you have any additional recommendations regarding (good, reasonably cheap) places to stay and transport to take, please let me know.

Best, Albin

By: tim

tim — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:21:30 +0000

Darrin, yeah that price was at a grocery store. I drank a fair bit of Ron Abuelo and even straight it was pretty good, especially for that price. It’s no 15-year Ron Zacapa (which I did buy at duty free for the bargain price of $25), but great stuff for cocktails. No small bottles of anything at duty free though unless you get some gift pack of little airplane bottles. Man is that airport one big store or what? 20 duty free stores, one little coffee shop/bar/restaurant. Lame.

By: Darrin

Darrin — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:47:39 +0000

Thanks for the update. Every time I’m in Panama, I stock up on the Ron Abuelo. Glad to hear it’s still cheap, even when PC condo rates are skyrocketing. Abuelo is great stuff, even when poured on top of vanilla ice cream. It’s actually cheaper if you buy the bottles at a grocery store than at the so-called “duty-free” airport store. Maybe you noticed that too. And last time I was there, the duty-free shops didn’t have the hiccup–I mean handy–hip flask size, but the grocery stores did.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:40:25 +0000

Let me get this straight: my cell phone company says it will cost me $1.99 a minute to make a phone call from Panama, but if I duck into a storefront instead it’s 5 cents a minute? Let’s guess where the difference is going.