Direct foreign investment in Panama is up again as reported in the article from ECLAC, The Economic Commission for Latin American and Caribbean. In the first six months of 2011, Panama received $1,426 million, 17% more than in the first half of 2010. Costa Rica received $1.057 million (+45%), Honduras $486 million (+15%), Guatemala $485 […]
This 5 bedroom 5 bath villa has 8,500 square feet of pure luxury. Comfort meets design in this Balinese villa located in the intimate 13-home gated community near Coronado. Located less than an hour’s drive from Panama city, you will find what we believe is one of the most elegantly designed and carefully constructed homes […]
These paintings were posted and shared by Eric Jackson at The Panama News. Artist George Scribner has been commissioned by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) to execute a series of large scale oil paintings chronicling the various stages of construction up through completion in 2014. The current series focuses on the dry excavation currently underway […]
Post this one under “things to do in rainy season” Panama is the only country in the world where we get humpback migrations from both the Northern hemisphere (Alaska) and the Southern hemisphere (Antarctica) and the migration is still happening here in Chiriqui. In past years, I have been fishing in Boca Chica with my […]
New Home on Cul De Sac Lot in Boquete’s exclusive equestrian country club community – $485,000 You can be the first to move into this beautiful home in the exclusive Boquete Country Club. Cleverly located on a wooded lot this home offers fantastic views and a lot of privacy. This 3 bedroom 3.5 bath home […]
The Government of Panama issued a formal decree for the development of the new International Airport at Rio Hato. Construction shall consist of tunneling under the existing runway for the Pan American Highway an shall commence immediately. This will be a big plus for the area and I see similar comparison to Punta Cana International […]
We have been busy this last few weeks buying and selling homes here in Boquete, for ourselves and some clients who have been visiting. The homes that we have been looking at are well built within the last 4 years and have real estate tax exonerations running for more than 15 years. Our home which […]
Good morning and welcome to the Panama Perspective. Rainy season is definitely here in Panama and it is good to get away and visit a beach near our home in the mountains where the mornings are beautiful and the rain holds off until late afternoon or evening. Just an hour and a half away, we go […]
Well folks, it is just around the corner. Soon our green season will be over and the summer will be here in Panama. With it comes the endless holidays and festivals, beginning with the Panama Jazz Festival and International Film Festival. One of my favorites is coming in March and the scheduled artist line up […]
A friend of mine is selling his 60 foot Hatteras Yacht- Fish that is moored in Boca del Toro. While it is one of the famous Hatteras configurations, he has spent over $200,000 modifying the boat to be a pure live-aboard vessel. It is fully operational and is like having a floating apartment that […]