Florida Sister Cities
A sister city, county, or state relationship is a broad-based, long-term partnership between two communities in two countries. A relationship is officially recognized after the highest elected or appointed official from both communities signs off on an agreement to become sister cities.
A city may have any number of sister cities with community involvement ranging from just a few to hundreds of volunteers. In addition to volunteers, sister city organizations often include representatives from nonprofits, municipal governments, the private sector and other civic organizations.
Each sister city organization is independent and pursues the activities and thematic areas that are important to them and their community including municipal, business, trade, educational and cultural exchanges and projects with their sister city.
Sister Cities International is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that serves as the national membership organization for individual sister cities, counties and states across the United States. This network unites tens of thousands of citizen diplomats and volunteers in nearly 500 member communities with over 2,000 partnerships in more than 140 countries.
Republic of Panama.
Officially de Republic of Panama , is a transcontinental country spanning the Southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the south. Its capital and largest city is Panama City, whose metropolitan area is home to nearly half the country’s 4 million people.
Climate
Panama has a tropical climate. Temperatures are uniformly high—as is the relative humidity—and there is little seasonal variation.Panama’s tropical environment supports an abundance of plants. Forests dominate, interrupted in places by grasslands, scrub, and crops.
Economy
Panama’s economy, because of its key geographic location, is mainly based on a well-developed service sector, especially commerce, tourism, and trading. The handover of the Canal and military installations by the United States has given rise to large construction projects.
Handicraft
Outside Panama City, regional festivals take place throughout the year featuring local musicians and dancers. Panama’s blended culture is reflected in traditional products, such as woodcarvings ceremonial masks and pottery as well as in Panama’s architecture, cuisine and festivals. In earlier times, baskets were woven for utilitarian uses, but now many villages rely almost exclusively on income from the baskets they produce for tourists.