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 […]
While I am not a proponent for claims that you can live in Panama for $1,000 per month especially if you chose to live in the City, I can say that you could realize savings of 35% to 50% here in Boquete over costs back in the US and Europe. Here is how. In general, […]
When I first came to Boquete, we had dial up internet sped and we were thankful for the connectivity as limited as it was. We now have 7 MBPS download speed and that too will double in the future. A system of 17,500 km of submarine cable, designed for 100 gigabits per second, will connect […]
Thanks and a hat tip to Don Winner for this timely post. The hotel occupancy rate in Panama City and in the interior of the country now stands at 85%, thanks to Panama’s attraction as a tourism destination during Carnival. Jesus Sierra, president of the Panamanian Association of Hoteliers, attributes this success to the recent […]
Saturday the 9th of February is the beginning of one of the most popular holiday festivals in Panama. While things are tame here in Boquete, Carnival in the rest of Panama will be in full swing with lots of parties and celebrations. So, you don’t have to go all the way to Brazil to experience […]
There was a delicious irony in a group of Boquete citizen-actors producing a play about the residents of an insane asylum producing a play for the other inmates. Cosi, which I saw last Sunday, is one of the funniest and most delightful times I can remember in 30 years of theater going. Thank you Mark […]
Bid 4 Boquete, Chiriqui’s biggest charity event, kicked off its 2013 season with a boutique clothing sale on Sunday, January 5, in downtown Boquete. The high-end apparel, culled from thousands of donations, earned approximately $2000 toward this year’s goal. Clothing which did not sell at the four-hour event will be featured again in a special […]
I caught a 500 pound Blue Marlin this last year with the Panama Big Game Fishing Lodge here in Boca Chica and we backed down on the fish to get it to the boat quick and release it. Problem with that is you need an experienced captain watching the fish, the fisherman and the waves […]