COVID Consumer Headache


News from Panama

This is an excellent article from John Mauldin on his perspective of current events and where we are headed. If you look just at 2021, it seems the US economy is tearing higher. Real GDP grew an annualized +6.5% in the second quarter, the Commerce Department estimated last week. This follows a similar +6.3% first […]

August 9, 2021

The Darién Gap: “A nightmare with 1,001 demons”


News from Panama

“The jungle doesn’t want to let you go,” says 49-year-old Alejandro, who fled political and socioeconomic turmoil in Venezuela three months ago. He stopped first in Medellín, Colombia, but could not find work, so decided to migrate north to the US. It took Alejandro 10 days to reach Panama through the Darién Gap—a forested, mountainous, roadless region that […]

August 9, 2021

‘The Suicide Squad’ Is a Surprising Response to Latin American History — and America’s Messy Relationship to It


News from Panama

On the surface, “The Suicide Squad” is not a movie with geopolitics on its mind, but its backdrop is not devoid of significance. Shot in Panama with signifiers that speak directly to its history with military dictatorships, “The Suicide Squad” has more layers than its absurd concept would suggest, even if it reduces them to B-movie conceits […]

August 9, 2021

Best Car Wash and Detailing in Boquete


News from Panama

Jose Manuel showed up this morning at my house as he wanted to apply some finishing touches after working on my truck for 6 hours yesterday!! You do not know how hard it is to find a quality service provider like this in Boquete.  The inside looks incredible and he used a compound and wax […]

August 9, 2021