Megan McCormick takes an epic trip through Colombia and Panama: 2 countries that remain refreshingly untouched by mass tourism. Panama, in Central America is a country world famous for its canal, with mesmerizing landscapes and vibrant cultural life. She then travels down to South America and Colombia where – despite its recent troubles – she […]
It’s whale watching season again and we are reserving a private boat for Susie and I to take my daughter Ashleigh on day trip to the islands off of Boca Chica. Another day, another story. Starting August 1 and until November 30, 2019, the Panama Canal will promote the implementation of the International Maritime Organization’s […]
The Washington Post wrote an article on the inauguration of the third build over the Panama Canal. Panama has inaugurated the third bridge connecting the country’s eastern and western halves over the Panama Canal. The $380 million bridge built by the Panama Canal Authority two decades after the U.S. turned the canal over to Panama […]
Paraguay plans to turn its remote, sparsely populated northwest into an international transport hub and a key link between ports on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of South America, in a proposal its government likens to a latter-day Panama Canal. Investment of over $2 billion in basic infrastructure such as roads and bridges aims to […]
In pre-Columbian times, the white-tailed deer was among the most abundant and frequently consumed mammals in Panama. It was also an icon, represented on thousands of clay vessels. Through an analysis of deer remains in refuse piles at the Sitio Sierra archaeological site, researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) discovered signs of “feasting […]
A Panama flag flies on the stern of the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 as it sits anchored after it was seized earlier this month by British Royal Marines off the coast of the British Mediterranean territory on suspicion of violating sanctions against Syria, in the Strait of Gibraltar, southern Spain July 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jon […]
A staff team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Alejandro Santos, visited Panama during July 17-23, 2019, invited by the Panamanian authorities. At the end of the visit Santos issued the following statement. “While Panama remains among the most dynamic economies in Latin America, the economic recovery has been slower than anticipated. Real […]
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has increased the permitted draft of vessels passing through the waterway by 1 foot to 45 feet.
Newsroom Panama reports of a recall that affects us even here in Panama. Time to continue making your own, cheaper and better it is! A batch of dips from the United States has been withdrawn from the Panamanian market by The Food Safety Authority (Aupsa) following an alert from the Food and Drug Administration of […]
Panamanian authorities said on Saturday (July 27) they have seized nearly four tonnes of cocaine after patrolling and intercepting a speedboat via air and sea along the northern perimeter of Isla Grande in the province of Colon. See the Reuters Video Here