The Panama Canal Authority proposed a comprehensive restructuring of its toll system on Friday, which would increase rates charged on cargo such as vehicles, oil and gas and soybeans that cross the waterway as ocean shippers rake in record profits. The changes would reduce the current structure to fewer than 60 tariffs from 430 now and focus […]
Recent seizures of illegally sourced wood in Panama have highlighted the important role the country plays the international timber trade, due to both its strategic geographical position and valuable species of trees on its territory. On March 28 and 31, Panamanian police seized two containers at ports in the northern city of Colón, carrying a […]
Click on the pictures for videos below of our coffee tour It was late Sunday night when I saw an email come in from my friend Rich who had just returned from Europe after 4 weeks of eating his way through Italy and France with his wife Dee. I was almost out of my month’s […]
Here is part 2 of our series of road trips here in Panama on the Chiriqui coast in the province where we live. We are extremely fortunate to have found this place when we first came here twelve years ago. Like many people, my wife and I often took trips abroad to see other lands with […]
We have been taking people around Boquete looking at places to live, invest in land and business opportunities and every-time I go out, I see another place that reminds me of the first trip that I took here in 2006. On my first road trip to Boquete, I knew I had finally found a place that I had […]
Click on the above picture for a aerial tour of Boquete Club Boquete Country Club is a truly inspirational master planned gated community located just five minutes from the town of Boquete. The design of Boquete Country Club, promises a different and special lifestyle. Combining a myriad of leisure facilities and world-class infrastructure including a […]
Panama Advisory International Group Is pleased to announce that we have been retained by the shareholders of this property on an exclusive basis This fully titled property consists of 509 hectares or approximately 1,250 acres in several large tracts.The property has numerous streams providing a constant supply of good water and there is canyon frontage […]
Villa 136 in Valle Escondido has 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, two terraces, a double carport and approximately 2800 square feet of area. Built in 2005, there is a 20 year tax exoneration in place. At $375,000, this villa represents the best value in Valle Escondido. The views are incredible and the eastern exposure provides […]
Eric Haun reports in this article that appeared in Marine Link.com about the risks of larger vessels that will use the newly enlarged Canal next year. As the Panama Canal prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary, insurers are warning of the increased risks that will arise from its plan to double the cargo-carrying capacity of […]
Increased purchasing power has triggered the consumption of coffee in the leading producers in the world, Colombia, Brazil and Vietnam, raising its international price. The three countries which together produce 60% of the grains consumed in the world, are increasing their local consumption of coffee, putting pressure on the export supply and raising grain prices […]