Panama trying to jazz up image and lure tourists.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | January 24, 2005 | Copyright

Byline: Howard Reich

PANAMA CITY _Like much of Central America, this lush strip of land separating two oceans doesn't get much respect.

Best known for suffering under the dictatorship of Manuel Noriega during the 1980s, incurring an invasion by the United States in 1989 and allowing the United States to control its primary economic asset _ the Panama Canal_for nearly a century, the country has not enjoyed much positive publicity or the tourism dollars that go with it.

Hoping to change that, Panama has turned to a novel attraction: jazz. Over the ...

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