Nov 13 Consumer prices in Panama slipped in October for the second month in a row, dragged down by cheaper cell phone, alcohol, and gasoline prices, official data showed on Friday. Compared with October 2014, prices fell by 0.4 percent, just below September’s 0.5 percent dip. On a monthly basis, consumer prices slid 0.1 percent.
Panama will attend the Climate Summit and its delegation will be led by President Juan Carlos Varela, who will arrive in Paris on November 28, despite the emergency current situation in France due to the terrorist attacks. The announcement, made by the president himself when addressing reporters, included statements about the latest events in the […]
After reading Path Between the Seas, I decided that like Teddy, I would visit Panama during the height of rainy season unlike Ferdinand de Lesseps who brought potential stock holders in the failed Panama Canal Company to Panama in January during dry season. On this day in 1906, Theodore Roosevelt, became the first U.S. chief […]
So here I was wondering how good this place was going to be so I stopped by for a look. Well, Susie and I were not disappointed!! Retrogusto is probably one of the best restaurants in Boquete and certainly the best in Italian cuisine. The moment we entered we were greeted by Chef Davide and […]
Wow, what a way to see the City. Brandon Mikesell, a 28-year-old daredevil from Seattle, jumped out of a helicopter at 4,000 feet. If that wasn’t terrifying enough, he was wearing a wingsuit, and proceeded to weave his way through Panama City’s skyscrapers at 130 mph. Mikesell filmed the whole thing with a GoPro attached […]
Antoine Albeau sets a new world record of 53.27 knots at this year’s Lüderitz Speed. Click on the pic to see the video, this is smoking hot!! In 2012, we watched the sailing speed record world shaken, with a raft of world records coming out of that year’s Lüderitz Speed Challenge and surrounding Namibian waters. […]
I found this great graphic that shows where the bulk of the drug traffic culminates then ultimately flows to the main market, the United States of America. Unfortunately the countries in front of the drug flow are suffering greatly. The unprecedented increase in violence in Costa Rica, once an oasis of peace in the region, […]
In October, the index of food prices recorded an increase of 4%, driven mainly by rising prices of sugar, vegetable oils and dairy products. From the report by the Food World Organization: The FAO Food Price Index* averaged nearly 162 points in October 2015, as much as 6 points (3.9 percent) more than in September […]
Although my wife Susie has frogaphobia, it is nice seeing these creatures around our yard as it is a reflection of a clean eco system. From Al Jazeera. Frogs are disappearing at an unprecedented rate around the world due to a fungus that is spreading fast. About a third of the world’s amphibian species are […]
With the approval of the environmental and social impact study the Grand Canal Commission has facilitated the beginning of the construction of the waterway. The Grand Canal Commission has approved the study presented by the Chinese company HKND, concluding that the final impact of the proposed construction of the canal will be positive for the […]