Any tips or advice on travel in Panama?

Travel Info
I love traveling Latin America. Would like to go to panama.. any suggestions? great sites? nice beaches?

Travel Tips

What I liked most:
- Panama Canal ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/panama_cana... ) - an amazing technical wonder. The best place to watch huge Chinese ships is in Gat煤n locks, you can get there by bus from Col贸n. There is no admission charge to this lock (unlike Miraflores) and local guides make a thorough presentation in English and Spanish.
- Panama Railway ( http://www.panarail.com ) - the oldest transcontinental railroad in the world, another way to see the Canal. One train a day from Panama City to Col贸n. Word of caution: Col贸n is dangerous; take a taxi ($1) from the train station to bus terminal and do not walk around.
- Portobelo ( http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/135... ), an ancient Spanish fortress city close to (and accessible by bus from) Col贸n
- Museum of Panama history and Museum of Panama Canal ( http://www.panamacanalmuseum.org/... ) in Panama City, a necessary complement to the visit of Gat煤n locks. Close to the museum (in the center), there are amazingly cheap restaurants - a good buffet lunch for $1.50 or so (and not only there).
- Panama Viejo ( http://www.panamaviejo.org/ ), remains of the original colonial city outside the modern city
- Mountainous landscape in Chiriqu铆 (western part)

A lot to enjoy!

Others
Love Panama
can't say that I actually gone to the beach
I usually go for business
cheapest place you will ever visit
remember to visit the duty free town
but San blas has the most wonderful beach
you will probably have to fly there from Colon
I only stop their because of our friend boat
I am unable to tell you how to go their
Panama is a nice country, there are many places to go and see. You have the Canal of course, then you have old Panama City (the ruins), many beaches up and down the coast. The duty free shops in Colon. Waterfalls in La Chorrera, some nice parks full of wild life. Up in the northern part you have Bocas del Toro, and there is the islands to go out to.
It is a awsome place to go, never get enough time when I go, to do everything I want to do.
Panama is a lot more than the Canal: bird watching, beaches, rivers, natural parks, night life, restaurants, etc, etc.
Just keep in mind that October is the rainiest month of the year. "Dry season" (no rain) is between end of December and beg. of April.

You will not regret at all!!!!!
Visit Bocas del Toro, Boquete, Cerro Punta, Catalina Beach (if you like surfing), Playa Blanca & the hotels, Panama Canal, Old Panama ruins, the Old Quarters of Panama City, Amador Causeway at sunset, Isla Grande, etc.