Mail in Panama – Part 4 – Online Orders Delivered

I don’t know about you, but I love to order things online.  It makes shopping so much easier.   You can still order things online while in Panama.  But it will cost more and take longer for those things to get to you. When I am in the States and I order something in the morning from Amazon … Read more

Mail in Panama – Part 3 – Domestic Mail (within Panama)

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No one I know uses the Panama postal service to send mail to someone else in Panama. I have never heard anyone even suggest it. Everyone uses delivery services. The most popular one is Uno Express. 6 Delivery Options To send mail – or anything – domestically, you have 6 options. Taxis – Taxis are often used to … Read more

Mail in Panama – Part 2 – Panama Postal Service

Panama has a national postal service.  It is called, Correos y Telégrafos de Panamá or COTEL. The postal service isn’t fast. It can be reliable, but not always. Some people strongly disagree with this, and say it is both slow and always completely unreliable. But that has not been our experience.  (I talk about some of our postal experiences … Read more

Mail in Panama – Part 1- How To Get Your Mail

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When you move to Panama, one of your many questions will be about mail.  Specifically, What to do about the mail you get now?  Can you get that mail sent to your home in Panama?  How does the postal service work in Panama & is it reliable? Can you mail things to people “back home” reliably? Can … Read more

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