As I hear that this is happening more and more, I thought that it might be worthwhile to warn some of my readers who fly through Houston to get to Panama. It seems that this has now become standard operating procedure at the airport there. This in from a friend who told me of his […]
I have always said that one of the most important considerations to choosing a country to move to is the underlying economy and its fiscal governance. While most countries around the world are seeing their debt downgraded, Panama continues to improve its rating . The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has upgraded the Republic of […]
The canal country’s accession was formalized on 29 June and this will accelerate the elimination of tariffs and regional trade facilitation. Another step to insure Panama’s continued growth. The incorporation of Panama to the Secretary for Economic Integration of Central America (Sieca), will allow Central American countries to sign the Association Agreement with the European […]
This last week we had some incredible weather with the short lived San Juan Summer where the skies are blue and the rain stays away sometimes for days. After driving to David to drop off my daughter who was returning to Miami, I was struck with the differences here in Chiriqui since I first visited […]
Welcome to our newest exclusive listing here in Valle Escondido and for only $220,000. This is a wonderful villa in Valle Escondido and it would also make an attractive investment. An investor would realize a 6% net return as a rental property as there are few if any rentals in Valle Escondido. This villa in […]
The folks at Amble Resorts have a great newsletter set up in the promotion of their resorts in Belize and Panama including the Isla Palenque project off the Chiriqui coast near Boca Chica. I found the article on Why Panama a great piece. After settling in Panama, I found myself often asked why Amble Resorts […]
Nuwire covered an article written by Jason Notte from The Street about where to consider retiring if you dare leave the comforts of your home country. Of course Panama was first on the list, again! Rising costs in the U.S. are driving more people to consider retirement in less expensive locales and the list of […]
Here I was last week planning my daughter’s arrival from the US and setting up a little boating with a friend in Boca Chica when I get this call from Dubai. Dubai, what the heck!!! Well it was a guy named Mark Charman who introduced himself and proceeded to tell me that he is the […]
A friend of mine just shot a great time lapse video of several hours of cloud movement on Volcan Baru, a 11,400 foot mountain in our back yard. Great vid Lee!
This is excellent news for the small investor who is looking to move to Panama and build a B&B. We are seeing people who want to build a home and operate a B&B and this offers them a huge incentive as the import duties are waived along with real estate taxes on the land and […]