The expansion of the Panama Canal, scheduled to open on June 26 after eight years of construction, should be supportive of the country’s ‘BBB’ sovereign rating, according to a new Fitch Ratings report. Fitch expects the expansion to have a favorable impact on macroeconomic performance, public finances and external accounts. Since taking control 15 years […]
José Vargas, who has dreamed of having a coffee farm since he was 11 years old, has not only realized his dream. He knows that the sustainable agriculture methods he practices on his land in the Panama Canal Watershed contributes to the nation’s water supply. The 50-mile-long canal, which dissects Panama, carries vast quantities […]
Well, it is finally happening on Sunday, the grand opening of the newly expanded Panama Canal. Dignitaries from around the world will be here to celebrate and all of Panama will be celebrating too. It is a moment to be proud of and I am so happy that I chose to return to the land […]
Mimi Whitefield covers the story of the soon to open New Panama Canal and it’s impact on world trade. This is one of the best articles that I have read on the subject. More than 100 years ago when the SS Ancon sailed into the history books as the first ship to transit the Panama […]
Click on the picture above to see the aerial photos. Tucked away on the side of Jaramillo Mountain is one of Boquete’s most magnificent homes. Located within the private gated low density community of Las Terazzas, the owner spared no expense on design and follow through of construction with the finest materials available for a […]
I have seen a half a dozen so called planned community projects here in Central America including a huge one that was a fraud here in Panama. So, as I always suggest to all of my clients, “if you can’t see it don’t buy it”. Jacqueline Charles writes for The Miami Herald of this one […]
Thruster Magazine puts out some great articles and video coverage of surfers and competitions. This one is in El Salvador. As my friend said, “Sign me up!!”
A new edict orders procedures which are very similar to the “melting pot” held under previous administrations, in order to regularize the status of undocumented immigrants. As with any new legislation there may be changes so best to consult an attorney on immigration procedures here in Panama. An article on Prensa.com reports that “…Decrees 167 […]
The 380 MW natural gas plant to be built by AES in Panama promises to change the country’s energy matrix, and the way energy is generated and distributed in Central America. The economic flow that has already started with the construction of the gas plant in the province of Colon will be felt not only […]
This is a great article by JUAN ZAMORANO and PETER ORSI written for the Associated Press about the challenges for tugboat captains. Waiting to guide a cargo carrier toward the Panama Canal’s southern locks, Benjamin Russo gazed from his tugboat at another vessel headed north toward the Caribbean Sea. At 650 feet long and loaded […]