Another headline might be Gran Carretera vs. Mesoamerican Biological Corridor One needs to keep in mind the importance of protecting this fragile corridor that runs the length on Panama along the Atlantic coast before getting too excited about the development potential it opens up. This has been a proposal for 30 years now almost every […]
Let me take you on a journey to the Islands off of the Chiriqui coast starting from our recent visit to Isla Palenque or as I call it, “Fantasy Island”. I could never get tired of this place as it is so beautiful and there are so many diverse areas and eco systems both on […]
Tom Brymer While Panama City is constantly in the news with all that is going on in this metropolis, another area of Panama that has also gained a lot of attention over the years is the town of Boquete in the Western highlands and the province of Chiriqui. AARP has listed Boquete as one of […]
These notices are worth watching if you are looking to invest in land. While lot of the good buys were made years ago on the Caribbean coast, there are still plenty of great properties to invest in. With scenery like this, it is not hard to figure on how the roadway connectivity on this coast […]
Here is a great article from CNN where they reported on a surveyed list of the most expensive cities in the world. Looking beyond the top ten, they looked at the bottom and although Saudia Arabia and Iran were at the bottom, Panama ranked third from the lowest cost. Oh well, maybe I’ll try Iran […]
We have one of the prettiest beaches in Chiriqui just over an hour from Boquete in a lovely gated community where I have sold several properties. While there are some million dollar estates there, you can still buy a 3/4 acre beachfront lot for under $200,000. That pricing is unheard of in other parts of […]
Ahhh, one of the reasons I really love it here is the excellent coffee grown here in Boquete and the region. For Mother’s day we celebrated at my friend’s place where Rich Lipner and his wife Dee raise excellent coffee and Rich makes the best wood fired oven roasted pizza I have ever tasted. So […]
In this second article written by Karlsie Fetrow, she tells of some of the attractions and benefits Panama has to offer over other places in Central America. While there are some mistakes, for the most part she hits the nail on the head. Here she says just like International Living tells people, that you can […]
I was surfing the web for content about the stats for the number of expats that might be coming to Panama and found a couple of interesting articles in a blog written by editor in chief Karla Fetrow. It is an interesting look at what is happening and why people are considering leaving […]
Well our first large scale hydroponic greenhouse operator is in full production and are they producing. Go Veggie Fresh!! Using first world technology and management the Panamanian company Veggie Fresh Invest will be sending two containers a week to the U.S. of peppers produced hydroponically. “I would say we did things as they should be […]