We have been taking people around Boquete looking at places to live, invest in agriculture 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 […]
El Visitante or The Visitor, which is a weekly newspaper here in Panama, always grabs my attention with it’s great cover stories. Jacob Ehler pens a great story with the opening of Carnival here in Panama. Carnival is coming, are you prepared? The Carnival is coming to Penonome, Panama City, La Chorrera and Las Tablas. This […]
I usually don’t toot other blogger’s horns but Kent Davis at Panama Equity brings true professionalism to the Panama City market and not only reports statistics, but he creates them. Here is a great report on the condo market in the City where money can still be made and nice apartments can be had for under $175,000 and […]
OK, besides my home town of Boquete here in the western highlands of Panama…………………. The next hot spot is emerging and the town is starting to take shape as a community like Boquete which is now shared by locals with a lively expat community. Pedasi is a place that I have mentioned often before and a place that I visit whenever I […]
November in Panama has lots of Independence celebrations. On November 3 is celebrated the Independence of Panama from Colombia in 1903, also known as Colon Day, that jumpstarts Panama’s Patriotic Month. While on November 10 is the day that Panamanians remember the ‘uprising in Villa Los Santos’ against the Spaniards; and finally on November 28 […]
The new Cinta Costera or coastal highway in the City is another huge project that was completed last year and is expanding again next year. The best news thus far is the governments consideration of the old City or Casco Antiguo, a UNNESCO world heritage site, is the proposal to tunnel under the city as […]
Sometimes business has to wait and people gotta have fun and fun we had last night!! Halloween was in full swing last night here in Boquete at the Ladera Hotel and there were some pretty spooky people who showed up. I even saw the devil get my wife and she was supposed to be “Lucky”. […]
A short presentation of Lifestyle and Real Estate in Bocas del Toro, Panama Most of the people that I have heard from in the US that are moving here to Panama voice concerns over the economy, the government and the rising costs of living. Many people are looking for a place in the sun where […]
It is hard to believe that we are nearing the end of October and with it begins the Holiday Season already. While we dust off our costumes for Halloween parties, and make plans for Thanksgiving with family and friends, Christmas is right around the corner and the New Year will be here before we know it. […]
Panama’s 1Q Gross Domestic Product Expanded 4.9% On Year Panama’s new Financial Tower planned for development next year We have continuing good reports as the 1st Quarter Economic indicators here in Panama are very positive. This just in from the Wall Street Journal DOW JONES NEWSWIRES • JUNE 15, 2010, 8:18 P.M. ET The […]