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Interview series

Locals In Country Voices

Panama, told by the people who live and grew up here.

Guides, cooks, artisans, boat captains, and neighbors share where they take visitors, where locals eat, and the places most people miss.

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Interviews

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Five questions, every guest

The same five questions in every interview, so you compare towns side by side.

  1. Where do you take visitors first?The place you show off with pride.
  2. Where do locals eat?Fondas, markets, and home cooking.
  3. What place do most people miss?The spot with no sign out front.
  4. What do visitors get wrong?Customs, weather, timing, and prices.
  5. What should newcomers know?Daily life, told straight.

What each interview looks like

Every interview includes video or audio, a transcript in Spanish and English, and a list of recommended places with town and region.

Guests review their quotes before we publish. Nobody pays to appear.

Layout preview

[Guest name]

[Role] · [Town], [Province] · [Language]

Where do you take visitors first?
[Answer in the guest's words]
Where do locals eat?
[Answer in the guest's words]
What place do most people miss?
[Answer in the guest's words]

Guest's picks

  • [Place], [town]: [one line on why]
  • [Place], [town]: [one line on why]
  • [Place], [town]: [one line on why]

Our standards

Nobody pays to appear

No business buys an interview or a recommendation. When a guest owns a business, we say so.

In their own words

We publish answers in the guest's language, with a translation reviewed by a native speaker.

Guest approval

Every guest signs a release and reviews their quotes before we publish.

Credit, always

We name and link every guest and every contributing creator.

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  • Nature guides
  • Cooks and fondas
  • Artisans
  • Coffee growers
  • Boat captains
  • Musicians
  • Historians
  • Community leaders
  • Business owners

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