In time to celebrate World Tourism Day, Panama will host its first-ever Experience Panama Expo providing international buyers the opportunity to learn about Panama’s new vision of tourism and experience the country’s natural, cultural and historical heritage from the comfort of their home. The virtual fair, being held from September 25-27, 2020, is the perfect opportunity for international markets to […]
Construction work is now recommencing on a series of road projects in Panama. However, work on a major bridge project has now been delayed. Improvements to the Puente de Las Americas-Arraijan road are costing US$500 million and when this work is complete it will feature four lanes in either direction. Work is underway again on […]
Panama President Laurentino Cortizo spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday in a conversation that stressed the fight against organized crime, the Central American leader said in a Twitter post. Cortizo, on Twitter, described “positive advances” for Panama’s relations with the United States, citing “bilateral cooperation in the fight against […]
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Drive-in movie theaters, which reached their peak in the early 1960s will be returning to Panama with three sites scheduled to open in October . They will be located in Costa del Este, Isla Perico, and Market Plaza in Costa Verde, and next year it is expected that others will open in the interior of the […]
A washed Gesha-variety coffee from the Finca Sophia farm fetched $1,300.50 USD per pound at the Best of Panama green coffee auction yesterday, shattering the previous world record price for a coffee at auction. For many coffee roasters and producers alike, the record-breaking price of $601 paid for a Gesha from Hacienda Le Esmeralda at the 2017 Best of Panama coffee auction landed somewhere between […]
The Panama Tourism Authority (ATP) announced the unanimous approval of its Master Plan for Sustainable Tourism 2020-2025 (PMTS for its acronym in Spanish) by the National Tourism Council, the main public-private body for the management of the tourism sector in Panama. The five-year plan outlines ATP’s strategy for the relaunch of the country as a […]
As reported in Newsroom Panama, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reports a “deceleration phase” of coronavirus infections in Panama. So far in September a daily average of 674 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 has been reported , when compared to August, when there were 940 a day. However, PAHO stressed that in the face […]
In 2018, Maya Gabeira set a World Record for the largest wave a female surfer had ever ridden. This year, she not only bested her previous record, but she also topped the entire field of surfers for the 2019-2020 big wave season. On Thursday, the WSL announced the 73.5-foot wave she rode at Nazaré on February 11, 2020 […]