Panama City - Post Report Question and Answers

How do you send and receive your letters and package mail? Are local postal facilities adequate?

I use email and on the rare occasion that I have to send a hard copy, I use DHL or FedEx. There is no official postal service in Panama. - Dec 2021


DPO. - Oct 2018


Pouch and DPO. - Sep 2018


DPO. - May 2017


DPO or Pouch. Amazon is fairly quick - usually you will get your orders in about a week. There are some local courier and shipping services, but I think they're a little expensive. Panama doesn't really have a well-instituted local postal service. - Mar 2017


FedEx, DPO, APO, and "Mailboxes are us". - Oct 2015


DPO, pouch for embassy families. DHL. Mailbox services to receive things via Miami for non-embassy families. - Jun 2015


DPO - May 2015


DPO. - Sep 2014


Never did it. - Jul 2014


DPO and dip pouch. - Mar 2014


DPO and pouch. They do have mailbox services to receive things via Miami for those who are not with the embassy. - Sep 2011


have to use a mail service out of Miami (Mail boxes etc is a good one) - Dec 2009


You can use Mailbox Etc to have a P.O. Box. - May 2008


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