Another great article in the Times focused attention on the importance of the Panama Canal Expansion and the impact that it is having worldwide. Click on the picture above to go to the Panama Canal Live webcams By JOHN SCHWARTZ Published: August 20, 2012 BALTIMORE — The four cranes rise grandly over the port here, […]
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 […]
Some friends of mine back in Miami just did a deal with XXC Logistics based here in Panama. It is a testament to the robust trade and freight business between these two regions. It is also expected to increase with the opening of the expanded Panama Canal. This is s huge game changer for many […]
As many of you may know, I am an avid angler who enjoys fishing both deep sea as well as fishing the numerous inshore islands with a small panga here in the gulf of Chiriqui. I was born here in Panama in 1954 and my father fished these same waters in 1952 through 1955 when […]
We are seeing more and more of this in Panama where the inventory of professionals is too shallow to service the growing industries here including the Ag Business sector. The government needs to open the doors on a selective basis to encourage professionals to come to Panama and work. A residency should be established for […]
In an update, Don Winner at The Panama Guide reports on six more families that discuss their living costs in different areas of Panama. Keep up the great work Don. Reinforcing Earlier Conclusions: This report covers six families and a total of eleven people. For this group, the average cost of living worked out to […]
Photos by Wendy Reaman Here is an update on the reconstruction of the new International Airport being built in Rio Hato that appeared in the Panama News. This is a huge game changer for Panama and the area of the Gold Coast. As I have said in the past, there are thousands of rooms in […]
I have always wanted to try this. The ultimate drop zone has go to be Dubai. See the vid above. For part 2 that was filmed this year click here It was nice to see an older guy in Part 2. Maybe I will try this sport after all but here in Panama at Nitro […]
The Visitante Magazine in Panama City covered the story of the opening of the new library here in Boquete. It truly is a National treasure to say the least as it probably the finest library in Central America to be found in a town of 20,000 people. Here is the story. Barnes and Noble and […]