Join what looks like a Friday bank line at El Chichemito to sample the homemade chicheme (a sweet nonalcoholic drink made from milk, mashed corn, cinnamon and vanilla). It goes nicely with bollos chorrenanos (tamales filled with marinated chicken and spice; US$1.35).
El Chichemito
Panamá Province
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Right (north) of the pier as you arrive by boat, Taboga's main beach links to the tiny Isla El Morro at low tide by a sandbar.
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