Hyatt’s New Panama Hotel Completes Final Phase


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Hyatt’s new hotel in Panama has completed the final phase of what has been a seven-year project. The new Hotel La Compañía, set in the charming Casco Viejo quarter of Panama City, has completed its “American Wing,” including four of the hotel’s food and beverage outlets. That includes American Bazaar, Capella, Luigi’s, and Hari’s; Hyatt […]

December 16, 2022

The historic Casa Góngora will be remodeled


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The Góngora House, the colonial house that presents the most original elements, will be intervened by the Municipality of Panama. It is the only one in the city to maintain its 18th century interior spaces and much of its external historical image, with its balcony of turned matter and plank doors on the upper floor; […]

December 9, 2022

Crystal frogs are included in CITES


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All species of the crystal frog family (Centrolenidae) will be included in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The Agalychnis lemur (Rana Lemur) was also included in Appendix II. Appendix II is a list of species that offer different levels and types of protection […]

December 9, 2022

Panama’s Culture Minister Giselle Gonzalez: Panama to Build New Film Studio, Pledges More Support for IFF Panama


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In her speech at the Dec. 2 inauguration of the Panama Int’l Film Festival. Panama’s Minister of Culture, Giselle Gonzalez, revealed that the country would likely have a major studio facility in the future and pledged more support for the festival, which has suffered major pandemic-induced budget cutbacks. In an exclusive interview with Variety in Panama, Gonzalez said […]

December 9, 2022

Panama receives wooden identification equipment


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The United States Embassy donated a wooden identification system (Xylo Trons) to the Panamanian Government to help combat illegal logging and associated trade, and complete the efforts of the Ministry of the Environment (MiAmbiente) to achieve the traceability of wood. The United States Embassy donated a wooden identification system (Xylo Trons) to the Panamanian Government […]

December 9, 2022