The country has a cultural multiplicity that makes it unique in the region , thus contributing further to the constant presence of visitors from all over the world . The origin of this unique cultural mix is undoubtedly the crossroads feature has always been the country , but so is Panama intense connection with the sea, which makes it very similar to a Caribbean island .
Crossing point and meeting place , this small land is considered a true melting pot. With nearly three million and a half inhabitants , its population is composed by 67 % mestizo ( Amerindian white ) and mulattos (white with black ), 14 % black, 10% white , 6 % Amerindian (indigenous) and 3% of people of various ethnic origins . This mixture is particularly rich , as though coming from different cultural and diverse traditions , the mixture has been stimulated by the atmosphere of tolerance and harmony that has always prevailed in the territory.
While respecting the free religious belief, the country's population professes Catholicism mostly deeply tied to the traditions and cultural expressions. Inside the country, for example , the biggest celebrations are related to various saints , which are called patrons of the people , just as we celebrate the biggest parties which are referred to as Holy Week or Easter is the Christian holy period which runs from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday .
An important part of the cultural wealth of the country is in the traditions of the seven indigenous groups in Panama , which are recorded in semi -autonomous territories , which kept alive their ancestral customs. These groups originating cultivate music and dancing , but his most prized cultural contribution is his ability as master craftsmen. The pieces produced by some of these groups are real jewels , works of great beauty produced by an art that has its roots in pre-Columbian times . Molas of the Kuna , the beads and the Ngäbe chácaras , thumbnails of tagua and baskets of the Embera and Wounaan are of unusual delicacy .
A is the predominant cultural contribution of the descendants of African slaves during the colony , who settled in the central region of Panama , in the Caribbean coast communities and Darien. In its bustling towns , cadence and bunde bullerengue or congos drums evoke the flavor and color of Africa , where their origins . Other descendants of African Americans arrived from the West Indies, brought in as labor for the construction of the Panama Canal , at the beginning of the 20th century . This group , English-speaking , settled in the cities of Panama , Colon and Bocas del Toro . An important part of the cultural heritage of Africans is the delicious food , which today is shown in Panamanian dishes like rice with chicken, stew , octopus , fried fish and rice with coconut.
Culture of Panama
The country has a cultural multiplicity that makes it unique in the region , thus contributing further to the constant presence of visitors from all over the world . The origin of this unique cultural mix is undoubtedly the crossroads feature has always been the country , but so is Panama intense connection with the sea, which makes it very similar to a Caribbean island .
Crossing point and meeting place , this small land is considered a true melting pot. With nearly three million and a half inhabitants , its population is composed by 67 % mestizo ( Amerindian white ) and mulattos (white with black ), 14 % black, 10% white , 6 % Amerindian (indigenous) and 3% of people of various ethnic origins . This mixture is particularly rich , as though coming from different cultural and diverse traditions , the mixture has been stimulated by the atmosphere of tolerance and harmony that has always prevailed in the territory.
While respecting the free religious belief, the country's population professes Catholicism mostly deeply tied to the traditions and cultural expressions. Inside the country, for example , the biggest celebrations are related to various saints , which are called patrons of the people , just as we celebrate the biggest parties which are referred to as Holy Week or Easter is the Christian holy period which runs from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday .
An important part of the cultural wealth of the country is in the traditions of the seven indigenous groups in Panama , which are recorded in semi -autonomous territories , which kept alive their ancestral customs. These groups originating cultivate music and dancing , but his most prized cultural contribution is his ability as master craftsmen. The pieces produced by some of these groups are real jewels , works of great beauty produced by an art that has its roots in pre-Columbian times . Molas of the Kuna , the beads and the Ngäbe chácaras , thumbnails of tagua and baskets of the Embera and Wounaan are of unusual delicacy .
A is the predominant cultural contribution of the descendants of African slaves during the colony , who settled in the central region of Panama , in the Caribbean coast communities and Darien. In its bustling towns , cadence and bunde bullerengue or congos drums evoke the flavor and color of Africa , where their origins . Other descendants of African Americans arrived from the West Indies, brought in as labor for the construction of the Panama Canal , at the beginning of the 20th century . This group , English-speaking , settled in the cities of Panama , Colon and Bocas del Toro . An important part of the cultural heritage of Africans is the delicious food , which today is shown in Panamanian dishes like rice with chicken, stew , octopus , fried fish and rice with coconut.
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