While World Youth Day is known for bringing together young Catholics from around the globe, later this month it will also prove to be an interreligious affair when a local Jewish synagogue in Panama plays host to Catholic pilgrims during what is widely considered to be the Church’s most important event for young people. Kol […]
With its strategic location between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, Panama has long been a crossroads for travelers and goods from all over the world. That means that the local food has picked up European, indigenous, Afro-Caribbean, Chinese and Arabic flavors and ingredients. As one local chef puts it, the country is a “gastronomic Babel.” […]
Panama hands give last touches to presents, infrastructure and media that Pope will use during his visit to this city, from January 23 thru 27 as part of the World Youth Journey (WYJ). Among the resources to use the High Pontiff in his religious activities stands out an enormous wooden chair of some 2.3 […]
It is coming soon and I cannot wait for this years artists. We are back in the Valle Escondido Amphitheater which is a warm and cozy spot with great acoustics. Here is this year’s award winning Artists. Award Winning Artists I hope to see you there!!
Great news for one of my favorite places to visit. The road from Pedasi to Canas is one of the most scenic roadways in Panama and the beaches there are very special. The Ministry of Public Works of Panama tenders the design and construction works for the restoration of the Pedasí-Los Asientos-Cañas Highway, in the […]
According to the international organization, the Panamanian economy will grow 6.3% this year, boosted by the recovery of the construction sector and the start-up of operations of a large mining project. In the words of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Central American country’s economy is projected to remain among the most dynamic on the […]
Susie and I go to the annual Flower Festival and will this year. As usual and I will get my annual purchase of one of the better cowboy hats from Colombia as well as my designer $3 sunglasses made by? in ?. It is always a great time and we are very lucky to have […]
Panama concluded 2018 dealing a hard blow to narcotrafficking with Operation Shield (Operación Escudo), a joint initiative of Panamanian security branches that kicked off October 1st. In just three months, the Panamanian Public Force seized nearly 25 tons of drugs and arrested more than 120 people in several operations throughout the country. According to the […]
Jaco Beach resident and super kayaker Lance Clinton leaves New Year’s Day for Panama as one of 12 finalists selected worldwide to compete in the annual “winner-take-all” Los Buzos Panama Kayak Fishing World Championship 2019. Clinton, 49, a former stock broker from Seattle, was chosen by the event’s organizers as Costa Rica’s top kayak fisherman. […]
Pope Francis’s 17-ton vehicle was flown to Panama City from Bogota, Colombia, on Dec. 28, as Panama prepared to host him for the Catholic Church’s World Day of Youth in January. See the video