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David Panama :

David Panama is in big part a market town, serving as a center for the region's rich farming industry. It was founded in 1602 under the Spanish governor, Juan Lopez de Sequeiro. Before the Spanish arrived, distinct population groups were found to be living in the area, some of which were pretty isolated. These groups had their own languages and cultures, but surely the Spanish would impress their Christian values upon them. A subsequent Measles epidemic wiped out many of these native groups, with the NgÖbe-Buglé people being among the only surviving group. Coincidentally, the NgÖbe-Buglé are the country's largest indigenous group, though they exist in much smaller numbers than they once did. In the latter part of the 1600"s, and also into the 1700"s, pirate attacks would become a big worry for those living in the Chiriqui Province. In 1732, a tribe known as the Miskito attacked David, taking what they could and leaving only a raging fire behind. Come the 19th century, David Panama saw a wave of incoming North American and European farmers, who found the nice area climate to be alluring. Descendants of these immigrants can still be found working the land, turning out choice coffee, fruits and vegetables.

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