anama—internationally known for its canal, an artificial 82-kilometer waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in Central America—has drawn endless numbers of trade travellers over time with an average of 14,000 ships crossing the channel every year. But today Panama is attracting a new kind of traveller: luxury voyagers seeking the next undiscovered destination, perhaps as an alternative to Costa Rica, its desirable neighbour, recognised as a top destination for sustainable tourism and explored over the years by the more
