Is living in Panama like living in a third-world country?
A. No, not at all. Panama has a good infrastructure with excellent services such as Internet access, cable TV, good cell phone service and reception, access to American-style products and services, and affordable quality healthcare. In many retirement havens, foreigners must give up many of the technologies and amenities they enjoyed in their home countries. But, in Panama, foreigners will find that the country offers the state-of-the-art benefits and conveniences usually found only first world countries.