# Small gifts from Panama? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 30, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-gifts-from-panama/545060 "2010-06-30T14:19:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-gifts-from-panama/545060/1 "2010-06-30T14:19:41Z")
One of the lawyers I work for is leaving for his annual vacation in Panama (his wife is Panamanian). He asked if there’s anything in particular he could bring back for me - last year he brought coffee, which was nice, but well, not my favorite coffee (we like the kind that’s dark-roasted and berwed so strong you can stand a spoon up in it). Coffee would be OK, but I have no idea what my other options might be. Foodie things would be good - any other ideas from people who’ve been to Panama? ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-gifts-from-panama/545060/2 "2010-06-30T14:50:58Z")
My son spent fall semester in Panama, and brought us back a small [mola.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mola_%28art_form%29) I loved it so much we had it framed. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-gifts-from-panama/545060/3 "2010-06-30T15:29:44Z")
Molas are nice, Reprosa (IIRC) makes gold jewelry out of jungle flowers using a casting technique. Little figurines and carvings of soft soapstone are available at all Gran Morrison stores. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-gifts-from-panama/545060/4 "2010-06-30T18:52:34Z")
The three things that say “Panama” to me are… A man. A plan. A canal. Panama. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-gifts-from-panama/545060/5 "2010-06-30T19:44:56Z")
A hat? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-gifts-from-panama/545060/6 "2010-07-01T02:48:06Z")
> [@Caprese](#): > > My son spent fall semester in Panama, and brought us back a small [mola.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mola_%28art_form%29) > I loved it so much we had it framed. I was first introduced to molas by one of my exes, who had grown up in Panama. Several years later I discovered that my parents had a beautiful framed one, which I had never even noticed. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-gifts-from-panama/545060/7 "2010-07-01T15:08:37Z")
Tell him you collect foreign currency and that you would like a 100 denominated bill of local Panamanian currency. 😉