In the jungle on the private Cerro Chucanti nature preserve, in Panama’s Darien region, a family of black spider monkeys (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris) cavorts in the trees as they feed. This is a typical picture here, although the species is one of the most threatened on the planet. “There’s no place in the world where […]
The Municipality of Panama decreed a dry law in commemoration of Good Friday, this April 7, suspending all activities related to the sale and consumption of liquors, from 12:01 in the morning until 12 in the morning; however, those who miss decree 004-2023 will be punished with fines ranging from $100 to $1,000. – The […]
Panama registers a 126-year-old person, she may be the oldest in the world, also she is in impeccable health, walks, sews and sometimes even cooks, he assures that healthy eating could have been one of the variants that has allowed him to reach such a high age. Read More…
Panama grows some of the world’s best coffee, but no brew may be more coveted than the “Geisha” varietal grown in remote parts of the country. The Panamanian version of the coffee, which can sell for up to $100 a cup in the United States, is among the world’s most expensive. In western Panama’s Chiriqui […]
A number of Latin American embassies in France have denounced a local auction house for trying to sell artefacts dating back to pre-Columbian times, calling for auction to be stopped and artefacts repatriated, with Mexico insisting 83 of the 148 items belong to the country. Embassies of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama and Peru […]
As part of the summer activities and in the search to bring art to all Panamanians, the Ministry of Culture will bring the National Ballet to the provinces of Chiriquí and Veraguas, presenting free shows on April 1 at the Casa de la Cultura in David and on April 2 at Santiago Mall, both performances […]
The Government of Panama and a Chinese consortium signed an addendum on Wednesday that will allow the restart “in the coming months” of the construction of the Fourth Bridge over the Interoceanic Canal, a “mega work” of infrastructure with an adjusted cost of $1,518 million. This project was awarded in 2018 to the Panama Fourth […]
Panama City, the perpetually flowering capital of Panama — the small tropical country that bridges North and South America — has been fought over since its founding. The city and commercial hub, famous for the engineering marvel that is its canal, is among the unsung cosmopolitan capitals of the Americas. Flashy highrises and an eclectic […]
For the president of the Epiroc parts and Services division, Nelson Trejo, it is necessary to develop a regional agreement that turns Latin America into a “cluster of mining development,” with the aim of leading the energy transition of the coming decades. Accelerating the transformation is as important as increasing collaboration between stakeholders in the […]
The XVI version of the Panamerican Surfing Games 2023 will bring together in Panama from April 21 to 30 400 athletes from 22 countries who will aim to win one of the 42 places for the Pan American Games of Santiago de Chile 2023 that will be in October, the organizers of the fair reported. […]