However all of them positive. Panama, because of all the influence the US presence in its history, looks and feels more than a US city. You'll find bigger roads, more similarities in the infrastructures, taller buildings, etc. Costa Rica is more a typical Latin American city.
In a sentence containing a parenthetical expression, any punctuation belonging to the main sentence goes outside the parentheses. Incorrect: It was a real heat wave (five days over 100!) Correct: It was a real heat wave (five days over 100)! Correct: We saw Jerry, Ed (Tom's brother), and Julius there last night.
An exclamation mark can be inserted within parentheses to emphasize a word within a sentence. We have some really(!) low-priced rugs on sale this week. Note that there is no space between the last letter of the word so emphasized and the parentheses. This device should be used rarely, if ever, in formal text. An exclamation mark will often accompany mimetically produced sounds, as in. All night long, the dogs woof! in my neighbor's yard and.