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Unit 1. Tourism in Panama - Coggle Diagram

- - - - There are two distinct seasons; the rainy season from May to mid-December and the dry season from late December to April.
- - - - The Republic of Panama is politically divided into 9 provinces, 67 districts, 510 corregimientos and three indigenous comarcas.
- - - - The Social Security Fund (CSS) is the public institution in charge of administering, managing and collecting all matters related to social security for workers and employers.
        
        The social security contributions are paid by both the employer and the employee. The payment is made as follows: 7.25% must be paid by the employee and 10.75% will be paid by the employer.
- - - - There are 14 ports and 3 oil terminals, Aguadulce, Bahía de Panamá, Club de Yates (Colón), Coco Solo, Petroterminal, Puerto Armuelles, Puerto Obaldía, and Vacamonte.
  - - - The "Colón 2000" cruise terminal in the city of Colón, on the Caribbean coast, expects to receive some 50 ships with tourists during its first operating season, which runs from October to May 2001.
        
        An agreement recently signed between the Panamanian government and the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association, made up of more than 15 luxury ship lines, guarantees that these vessels will begin arriving in Panama, a country that will be included among their tourist destinations.