General Resources : Panama

The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Panama is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of Panamanian subjects is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/panama/).The following links provide:  General Information about Panama    |   Panamanian Megasites (General Web Pages)   |   Link to information regarding the Panama Canal

General Information About Panama

BACKGROUND NOTES: PANAMA  (http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS2003)
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PANAMA  (http://www.rose-hulman.edu/%7Edelacova/panama.htm)
The Panama page of the Latin American Studies Program of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. Includes links to art, the canal, economy, foreign relations, general information, government, human rights, information on Manuel Noriega, music, news, sports, travel and tourism. In English.

PANAMA, COUNTRY, CENTRAL AMERICA.  (http://www.bartleby.com/65/pa/Panama.html)
Provides an introductory essay on Panama.

Panamanian Megasites

PANAMA: DIRECTORIO INFORMATIVO Y COMERCIAL  (http://www.mundolatino.com/panama/panwin01.htm)
A major portal for business-related links, but also including art, sports, newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, government, and weather. Some pages only in English or only in Spanish, while others are in both languages.

LATIN AMERICAN NETWORK INFORMATION CENTER (LANIC): PANAMA  (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/ca/panama/)
Presents a collection of Web sites related to the country of Panama, provided through the online Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC). Explains that LANIC, managed by the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin, provides Latin American and other users with access to academic databases and information services. Contains Web sites related to Panama, art, the economy, government, network and information services, news, the Panama Canal, travel and tourism, and WWW servers. Notes that many of the Web sites are written in Spanish.