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Lonely Planet Panama  •  Scott Doggett
GUIDEBOOK •  2007 •  PAPER  • 348 PAGES
The usual comprehensive Lonely Planet treatment, with a good overview of the history, culture and nature of Panama, along with regional maps and excellent detail on where to go, sleep and eat. Adapted from "Central America on a Shoestring" with original research by Scott Doggett, who is the primary author on a number of Latin American guides. (PNM12, $21.99)
  Lonely Planet Panama
Panama Wildlife Guide, Mammals, Amphibians, Arthropods  •   Rainforest Publications
FIELD GUIDE •  PLASTIC CARD  • 14 PAGES • CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE
A handy 14-panel foldup card, featuring 220 color illustrations of the mammals, reptiles and amphibians, butterflies and insects of Panama. A separate card (PNM28) features 250 species of birds. (PNM27, $7.95)
  Panama Wildlife Guide, Mammals, Amphibians, Arthropods
Panama Wildlife Guide, Birds of the Panama Canal Zone and Adjacent Areas  •   Rainforest Publications
FIELD GUIDE •  PLASTIC CARD  • 14 PAGES
A handy 14-panel foldup card, featuring 250 color illustrations of the birds of Panama. (PNM28, $7.95)
  Panama Wildlife Guide, Birds of the Panama Canal Zone and Adjacent Areas
Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life  •  Paul Humann
FIELD GUIDE •  1995 •  PAPER  • 80 PAGES
A compact guide illustrating all the fishes, corals, invertebrates and plants you are most likely to encounter in less than 15 feet of water in the Caribbean. Humann's photographs are among the best we've seen for identification -- and its handy size makes it perfect to take along in the boat or to the beach. (DIV02, $14.95)
  Snorkeling Guide to Marine Life
Panama Map  •   ITMB
2006 •  MAP
A full-color, double-sided map of Panama for the traveler at the detailed scale of 1:480,000. Printed on water- and tear-resistant plastic paper. Two Sides. 27x39 inches. (CAM25, $12.95)
  Panama Map
 

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Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish  •  Joseph Keenan   • LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS  •  Idioms, common mistakes in word usage, and other helpful advice on tackling spoken Spanish. You'll need some foundation to take full advantage of this book -- but even a complete novice will appreciate the author's playful sense of humor. (CAM06, $19.95)
 
 
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A Guide to the Birds of Panama with Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras  •  Robert Ridgely  •  J.A. Gwynne   • FIELD GUIDE  •  A comprehensive field guide, noteworthy for its beautiful color plates, in a sturdy edition covering additional species found in Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica (CAM07, $55.00)
 
 


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