Thinking about renting a car while you’re in Panama? You may want to think again – gas prices are on the rise again.
Saturday, January 16th prices will go about about 17 cents per gallson. Telemetro reported that in Panama City a gallon of 91 octane will go up to $3.02 and 95 octane will go up to $3.19 per gallon. Diesal will rise to $2.76 per gallon and a gallon of light diesel will cost $2.82.
These prices will remain the same until Friday, January 29, 2010.
If you are planning on spending most of your time in Panama City you might want to consider taking taxis, which within city limits are quite reasonably priced. If you are traveling out of the city look into hiring a private driver.
There are plenty of reputable taxi drivers and tour companies that provide driving services. I use Carlos Aleman (www.panamacarlos.com) for driving in and out of the city. You can call him at 507–6645–7075 or 877–815–6580 toll free from the US and Canada.
