We have seen a shift in the demographics of our luxury home buyer from the US to Canada and Europe. Most of the buyers coming from North America are looking for less expensive homes in the $250,000 range. This is a good article sent to me by my friend Jack Studnicky who is involved in […]
Looks beautiful doesn’t it. Can you buy it, sure. Can you get title, no! Only in the rarest situations can you find property titled to the high tide line in Panama. Most is set back 150 to 200 meters unless you are lucky and find beachfront that is titled to 22 meters. Can you develop […]
This home was designed by one of the best architects in the area and built out by the owner who is a craftsman in stone work and more. Consisting of a total of 3,465 square feet on two levels, the home was completed in 2011 and sits on an acre of land at around 5,000 […]
A lot of my readers have shown an interest in Isla Palenque, the fantasy island that Susie and I visited recently. I thought it appropriate to have Ben Loomis, the Founder and President of Amble Resorts tell us more about his project located on his private island here off the coast of Chiriqui. To that […]
Don Winner at The Panama Guide reports on an article that appeared in Prensa announcing another move ahead by Panama. Panama jumped 19 positions in the tourism competitiveness report prepared by the World Economic Forum, improving from 56th in 2011 to 37 achieved in 2013. With this jump Panama was described as a “rising star” […]
Location is one of the main keys to the enormous success of the Colon Free Zone, making it an ideal hub in this age of globalization of the world’s economy. The Colon Free Zone is the main commercial distribution center for the hemisphere. To this end the Zone is constantly reconstructing and modernizing warehouse, shipping […]
While the stock market in Panama is still small, the volume in the Panama Stock Exchange is being driven by the fact that properly registered shares and bonds do not pay income tax. Do I hear another reason to consider investing down here? Capital.com.pa reports that “the stock market in Panama traded $512.2 million in […]
The annual Bid 4 Boquete charity raising function requires months of planning and work from a core group of very dedicated volunteers. This dedication has resulted in it being the largest charitable fund raising organization in Chiriqui Province. This year the event brought in over $75,000 which will go to very good use in our […]
Screaming Hot Jazz and Blues was on tap this last weekend with bands traveling from around the world to play for us here in Boquete. The festival began with a street parade led by a marching band and our local golf cart battalion!! The photographers were out in numbers and the photo album is worth […]
Less than two weeks and counting until the Boquete Jazz and Blues Festival begins. A friend of mine is one of the main sponsors and Boquete will also see a lot of his rum around over the few weeks. We even have our own Miss Panama Red. Go Dana Applegate This is my favorite festival […]