Good morning and welcome to the Panama Perspective. Rainy season is definitely here in Panama and it is good to get away and visit a beach near our home in the mountains where the mornings are beautiful and the rain holds off until late afternoon or evening. Just an hour and a half away, we go […]
My friend Mark Darden sent me a link to a great video and song he composed about his youth here in Panama. As a fellow Zonian, I can appreciate his desire and that is what brought me back here. This is Mark’s story. This song is about my home, Panama. I grew up in an […]
Well folks, it is just around the corner. Soon our green season will be over and the summer will be here in Panama. With it comes the endless holidays and festivals, beginning with the Panama Jazz Festival and International Film Festival. One of my favorites is coming in March and the scheduled artist line up […]
I was driving down the main street of Boquete and almost ran off the road when I passed a vehicle that looked like a travel van on steroids. Next thing I am reading this article on a couple who is traveling around the world in a Mercedes Unimog and have been through here. I want […]
New forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) show Panama is expected be the Latin American growth leader over the next five years. This report from the Latin Business Chronicle covers the forecasts and more. If you don’t subscribe as yet, you should to keep up on Latin American affairs. Panama is expected to post […]
“Here we go again. Those not happy with stocks ran to bonds and then back to stocks then over to treasuries…oh yea gold was in there somewhere? Who the hell is steering the ship? It’s nothing but a shell game anymore!” I liked this comment to a Bloomberg post as the market continued to tank on […]
A friend of mine is selling his 60 foot Hatteras Yacht- Fish that is moored in Boca del Toro. While it is one of the famous Hatteras configurations, he has spent over $200,000 modifying the boat to be a pure live-aboard vessel. It is fully operational and is like having a floating apartment that […]
This could be a day in your life…forever! Each morning, the sun’s incredible colors emerge from the ocean different from the day before, offering a unique sunrise to start the day. Walk down your private steps to the beach and enjoy the pristine beauty of the Pacific Ocean. A leisurely five minute walk on the […]
The minister of Economy and Finance, Frank De Lima, made an announcement during a conference of the National Economic Council (CENA) that Panama’s growth exceeded earlier estimates. This in from CentralAmericaData.com. During the second quarter of 2011, Panama’s economic growth was 11.4%, reaching 10.3% during the first six months of the year. Panama’s economic growth […]
Here is a great article in the New York Times Travel section that was part of a Latin America travel special. It describes travelers to the Island of Coiba here off the coast near Chiriqui. Coiba is the largest island in the Pacific Ocean south of Vancouver and an incredible ecosystem, both on land and […]