Thanks and a hat tip to Don Winner for this timely post. The hotel occupancy rate in Panama City and in the interior of the country now stands at 85%, thanks to Panama’s attraction as a tourism destination during Carnival. Jesus Sierra, president of the Panamanian Association of Hoteliers, attributes this success to the recent […]
Saturday the 9th of February is the beginning of one of the most popular holiday festivals in Panama. While things are tame here in Boquete, Carnival in the rest of Panama will be in full swing with lots of parties and celebrations. So, you don’t have to go all the way to Brazil to experience […]
I hear this all the time. I can buy that house in Florida for $150,000, why would I pay $250,000 to live in Boquete!! Here is a well written article by Dan Presher at IL on the subject. I just received an email from an International Living subscriber asking a question that is becoming more […]
There was a delicious irony in a group of Boquete citizen-actors producing a play about the residents of an insane asylum producing a play for the other inmates. Cosi, which I saw last Sunday, is one of the funniest and most delightful times I can remember in 30 years of theater going. Thank you Mark […]
Bid 4 Boquete, Chiriqui’s biggest charity event, kicked off its 2013 season with a boutique clothing sale on Sunday, January 5, in downtown Boquete. The high-end apparel, culled from thousands of donations, earned approximately $2000 toward this year’s goal. Clothing which did not sell at the four-hour event will be featured again in a special […]
I caught a 500 pound Blue Marlin this last year with the Panama Big Game Fishing Lodge here in Boca Chica and we backed down on the fish to get it to the boat quick and release it. Problem with that is you need an experienced captain watching the fish, the fisherman and the waves […]
We have known for years that Chiriqui has a number of important sites including burial grounds and small villages where ancient Indian relics have been uncovered. Archaeologists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama have discovered a cluster of 12 unusual stones in the back of a small, prehistoric rock-shelter near the town […]
We drove to David this week and we were delighted to see the road crews back at work after a their vacation (let’s renegotiate our contract break!!). So, we will finally see the end of a multiyear project that will cut the transit time from Boquete to David to under 30 minutes when complete. Now, […]
Susie and I spent some time at the Boquete Flower Festival that has been going on all week and the weather has been spectacular. The flowers are incredible and vendors are all out with their wares, hand knitted Molas from the Kuna Yala Indians, leather work from Columbia, orchids from the highland forests and of […]
Welcome to a hidden piece of paradise, the Chiriqui Coast. We have home sites and more all of which have the ocean either at your door step or within a short stroll. The community comes with a clubhouse, hotel, is gated and all the unities are underground. Take a few minutes and view these videos […]