The Panamanian government has for now ruled out the hiring of Cuban doctors to combat COVID-19, amid protests from the health union and warnings from the United States. “Right now, that decision has been put aside,” Panamanian Health Minister Luis Francisco Sucre said on Monday, referring to the hiring of Cuban doctors. His remarks came […]
Finally, after several postponements, Panama will reopen for Tourism and Buyers looking for bargains that are for sale here in Panama. We have several to offer starting at under $180,000. Panama has officially released their reopening plan, which was approved this Tuesday by the cabinet, and has international aviation and tourism activities set to restart […]
Native to India, teak is the go-to species for reforestation in Central America. But teak often underperforms in the nutrient poor soils that dominate tropical landscapes. To discover if the timber value of teak plantations grown on poor soils can be increased, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute interplanted rosewood and amarillo, both economically […]
Central America is one of the most diverse floristic regions in the world, but a lack of comprehensive plant records and knowledge of its endangered, endemic tree species impedes conservation work. Researcher Pablo Ramos measures the trunk size of Dipteryx panamensis, which is endemic to Central America. In a new research paper published in Forest Ecosystems, […]
Located on the narrow isthmus between North and South America, Panama offers some of the most important stopover and wintering habitat for migrant shorebird species in the Americas. Each year, between 1 to 2 million shorebirds use Panama’s coastal wetlands, encompassing mangrove forests, mudflats, estuaries, and freshwater marshes. In particular, there are 120 neotropical migrants […]
During a speech at the CybertechLive Latin America online conference, Panama’s commerce minister said the park is part of a plan to transform the country into the digital hub of the region. The Panamanian government and Israel’s Innovation BaseCamp company announced Tuesday they will collaborate on a high-tech park project aimed at transforming Panama into […]
Arguing that the dynamic evolution of covid-19 has changed the socio-economic conditions of the population, a decree was issued to modify the rule that suspends evictions and launches, for the duration of the health emergency. Executive Decree No. 314 of August 7, 2020, which was published in the Official Gazette, modified articles 2, 5, 6, 7 […]
This is a must see video (click the picture above) about Dan and his wife Tracy who are walking angels here in Chiriqui. Our Farm Our prototype farm in Chiriqui, Panama is serving multiple purposes. We feed widows and orphans in distress. We prototype growing ideas to help the third world plant, grow and harvest […]
On August 9, International Day of Indigenous Peoples, the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP) presented to Panama’s National Council for the Integral Development of Indigenous Peoples (CONDIPI) the proposal of creating a new tourist circuit called “Panama Indígena” (Indigenous Panama), developed with the recently formed National Chamber of Tourism Indigenous (CANTURI). The Indigenous Panama tourist circuit highlights Panama’s pre-Columbian cultures, as well as the […]
When the U.S. flooded Panama’s Chagres River valley in 1910, Gatun Lake held the record as the world’s biggest reservoir. This record was surpassed, but researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), who are now studying invading lizards on the tiny islands that dot the lake, discovered that islands with native lizards act as […]