Business Insider's author stayed at Isla Palenque, an island resort in Panama, where days with nature led the most luxurious ...

I had back-to-back vacations at all-inclusive resorts in Belize and Panama. Both were luxurious, but I haven't stopped thinking about my Panama stay.

In Panama, indigenous peoples rub shoulders with Caribbeans, conquistador descendants, Chinese, and others, including some 16,000 Jews.