PRELUDE – When I first arrived to Boquete 6 years ago, I met with the developer of Valle Escondido who had caught my attention while surfing the web on Panama. Like many others before and after me who met Sam Taliaferro here in Valle Escondido, I was impressed with the fact that, as Sam said, […]
Pedasi is one of the most quaint fishing villages in the world. Life slows down real quick as you come to town and it is the way life should be here. My friend Tedd Tennis reports from Pedasi that they have had a good year, albeit that the million dollar luxury home market is off […]
While not a true bearer share certificate, these were the first Panama Corporation stocks sold. Bearer share certificates are common in Panama and is the way most property is owned allowing for a degree of anonymity. That too may change and go the way of the Panama Canal Company. A law is being studied, which […]
Post this under the category of “Forward Thinking” The government of Panama is investigating in conjunction with the banking sector and representatives of the European Union how to facilitate financial transactions with the Euro and other foreign currencies. A statement by the Presidency of Panama reads: Mechanisms Sought to facilitate financial transactions in foreign currencies […]
Big Plans for Tocumen International Airport and now the tender has been released. Four bids were received representing an investment of $600 million. The Brazilian company Norberto Odebrecht, Costa Rica’s Meco, and Grupo Conalvías from Colombia, along with the China Harbour Engineering Company, were the four companies who submitted proposals for the required technical and […]
There are two ways to fish here in Panama. Well maybe now there are a lot more like, comfort, speed, luxury and with all the toys available. Panama Big Game Club has by far the best equipped fleet of vessels if you want to have it all. I visited with the owner Mark Charman this […]
Don Winner published a great article in the Panama Guide written by HUGH O’SHAUGHNESSY about the greatness that lies ahead for Panama. Panama City – THE CENTRAL American republic of Panama will soon be unrecognizable, as many people have long forecast. But the changes in Panamanian life are coming about much more quickly than most […]
This post comes under the category “Balanced Reporting” OK, we all know that Panama City in all of its glory sits on the shore of Panama Bay, one of the most polluted coasts in the Americas. What most people do not know is that all of our oceans are in dire straights due to man […]
Our trip to the highlands went well last weekend and we had incredible weather. What’s up with this weather in rainy season, oh well enjoy it while is here because it will not last as the season progresses. We were at around 7,500 feet up in the park and it was cold in the […]
I can remember when I first came to Panama and here up in the highlands of Boquete where I first tasted an exotic coffee variety called geisha. WOW, that taste cannot be replicated and is as different as drinking tea, in fact it has a lightness of tea but an aroma that will never leave […]