While the stock market in Panama is still small, the volume in the Panama Stock Exchange is being driven by the fact that properly registered shares and bonds do not pay income tax. Do I hear another reason to consider investing down here? Capital.com.pa reports that “the stock market in Panama traded $512.2 million in […]
The annual Bid 4 Boquete charity raising function requires months of planning and work from a core group of very dedicated volunteers. This dedication has resulted in it being the largest charitable fund raising organization in Chiriqui Province. This year the event brought in over $75,000 which will go to very good use in our […]
Screaming Hot Jazz and Blues was on tap this last weekend with bands traveling from around the world to play for us here in Boquete. The festival began with a street parade led by a marching band and our local golf cart battalion!! The photographers were out in numbers and the photo album is worth […]
Less than two weeks and counting until the Boquete Jazz and Blues Festival begins. A friend of mine is one of the main sponsors and Boquete will also see a lot of his rum around over the few weeks. We even have our own Miss Panama Red. Go Dana Applegate This is my favorite festival […]
While I am not a proponent for claims that you can live in Panama for $1,000 per month especially if you chose to live in the City, I can say that you could realize savings of 35% to 50% here in Boquete over costs back in the US and Europe. Here is how. In general, […]
When I first came to Boquete, we had dial up internet sped and we were thankful for the connectivity as limited as it was. We now have 7 MBPS download speed and that too will double in the future. A system of 17,500 km of submarine cable, designed for 100 gigabits per second, will connect […]
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 […]