Is living in Panama like living in a third world country?
Not at all! Panama has a very good infrastructure and excellent services such as fast Internet access, cable TV, good cell phone perception, access to U.S. style products and services, affordable and excellent healthcare. In many of last decade’s great retirement havens (like Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica) expats had to sacrifice a number of these things. Because of Panama’s strategic location, its U.S. influence and its famous canal, Panama offers state-of-the-art benefits usually only available in 1st world countries.