Good morning Bariloche!! Our last day spent in Patagonia was magical!! We got up to fresh snow in the mountains and lights winking in the homes around the lake. Pictures cannot due this place justice. After 12 days exploring Chile, Argentina and Uruguay we landed in Bariloche, Patagonia. I now call this place Fairyland!! Let’s go […]
3,175 sf Villa for only $289,000!! This 4 bedroom 2 bath duplex villa is situated next to the golf course and stream that runs through Valle Escondido. Consisting of over 3,176 square feet of area, this villa is perhaps the best value in Valle Escondido today. Click on the above picture for an aerial […]
My friend and CEO Pedro Heilbron continues to grow the fleet and routes makig COPA one of the world’s best run airlines!! When Susie and I returned to Toumen from our trip to South America on Wednesday, the gates at expanded terminal were packed with passengers, a good sign of COPA’s continued success. Starting next […]
The Cabinet Council has approved a loan contract for investments in infrastructure and fiscal control equipment at the country’s border posts. According to a decree published on June 5 in the Official Gazette, “ … the signing of the Loan Agreement … between the Republic of Panama and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has been authorized, up […]
The Panamanian issue of $500 million in “Panda” debt securities could be made in the course of the second half of the year, in the Chinese capital market. With this issue, the Panamanian government plans to take advantage of the most favorable financing conditions offered by the Chinese securities market, compared to the local market […]
After Anthony Bourdain’s death, a particular kind of tribute proliferated in my social media feeds. Post after post eulogized the chef, who through his writing and globetrotting TV shows became an ambassador of the world to the United States, for his unflinching honesty and political conviction. Bourdain used his tremendous platform to explain to his […]
The plan put forward by the Panamanian government will define, in the cities of Panama and Colon, areas that can be used as development poles, and establish risk zones in which interventions are not allowed. The Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (Miviot) presented the Urban Development Plan for the Metropolitan Areas of the Pacific […]
JCB from England, Isuzu Motors Limited from Japan and China Railway International Group CO have set up under the conditions of the regime known as SEM (Sede de Empresa Multinacional or Site of a Multinational Company). The Ministry of Industry and Commerce announced that from these sites companies will provide services to their subsidiaries in […]
Panama’s greatest ever player discusses what it means for them to be at the World Cup, four years after narrowly missing out. He had seen them sobbing four years earlier and now he watched in silence as the tears returned, but it was different this time. Román Torres had just scored the late, late goal […]
Michele Labrut reports for Seatrade Maritime News on how Panama is joining the shipping digital community with the first web platform in the region which allows Panamanian importers and exporters to take advantage of this maritime and air connectivity. Recently set-up by Rommel Troetsch, www.bestfreightsearch.com or www.buscomejorflete.com is designed to facilitate competitive freight for Panama […]