Panama’s Casco Viejo Cleans Up Nicely


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The nostalgic charm of Casco Viejo’s Spanish colonial buildings is a pleasant departure from the cluttered look of the rest of Panama City. The neighborhood, once ridden with gangs and crime, now attracts stylish tourists, many staying at the new Ace hotel, which employs a number of former gang members as part of a rehabilitation […]

August 6, 2015

$85 million for More Stops on Panama Metro


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The government plans to tender the construction of fifteen new Metro stops in the remainder of this year and in 2016, which will require an investment of $85 million. The Goals Secretariat of the Presidency is carrying out studies to define the location of the new “pay zones”, which will be added to the 19 […]

August 6, 2015

Panama: Environmental Laboratory Project


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It has been announced that the research center for environmental quality will be built in Santa Maria, Herrera Province, in an area measuring four acres. From a statement issued by the Ministry of Environment in Panama: Panama, July 28, 2015. The District Board of Santa Maria, in the province of Herrera, endorsed the construction of […]

August 6, 2015

More metro cars for Panama City Line 1


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THE Panamanian cabinet granted Panama Metro approval on July 21 to proceed with the acquisition of 70 additional metro cars to increase capacity on Panama City metro Line 1. The order will enable Panama Metro to lengthen its trains from three to five cars and increase the fleet from 19 to 26 trains. The total […]

August 6, 2015

Copa Airlines to Launch Belize-Panama Route


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Regional carrier Copa Airlines will launch new service to Belize from Panama City beginning December 8. Copa flights will depart Tocumen International Airport Tuesdays and Fridays, Copa and Belize Tourism Board said Wednesday. Copa’s Belize-to-Panama route is designed was to provide convenient connections to Sao Paulo, Brazil; San Jose, Costa Rica; Bogota, Cartagena and Medellin in […]

August 6, 2015