re: Cuba, Costa Rica, or Panama For A Vacation?

I've been to Panama and Cuba, always wanted to go to Costa Rica.

Panama was a lot more enjoyable than Cuba.

Flew into Panama City, stayed in casa viejo for a few days ate great cheap food, drank, saw the canal. Then flew to Isla Contadora, a small island in an archipelago with uninhabited islands. The beaches on Contadora were secluded and you could do whatever you wanted. Hired a boat to take us to a nearby island and had the entire island to ourselves, really do whatever you want . The boat took us whale watching on the way back. Saw a family of whales up close to our little boat.

Havana was rundown and not as much to do. It was very cool to see everything frozen in time and the rums were very good. But it just wasn't as much fun or relaxing as Panama was.