The Panama Canal expansion, which began commercial operation in 2016, has added a wider traffic lane and doubled its capacity to accommodate large container ships. These ships carry over 13,000 TEUs and some exceed 22,000 TEUs. Because of the influx in large ships, seaports across the globe are experiencing bottlenecks, customs delays and the need […]
The recovery of the Colon Duty-Free Zone (Zolicol) in Panama´s Caribbean was sustained during the period June-November 2018 and the zone’s administration celebrates today because it considers it a triumph of international trade. Without including December results, this year the trade movement in values was of 19 billion 641.1 million dollars, 9.5 percent more […]
Decades have passed since tiny Panama ranked among Washington’s big national security concerns. The 1989 U.S. invasion notwithstanding, the two nations have enjoyed largely cordial relations since the Panama Canal handover in December 1999. A boom in canal transits that include two-thirds of cargo ships traveling to or from the United States helped keep Panama […]
When Hannah Rothwell decided to attend World Youth Day in Kraków, Poland in 2016, she was a 19-year-old atheist who did not know anyone else going. Now, she makes regular pilgrimages from Fredericksburg, Virginia, to religious sites in Washington. Though her parents are Catholic, Rothwell –a senior at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg […]
What kind of a Panama will Pope Francis encounter when he visits the country for World Youth Day later this month? The country is as Catholic as any of its fervent Central American neighbours, but it is currently undergoing a crisis of conscience regarding the separation of Church and state, given the $54 million (£43 […]
The young guns may not understand the meaning of this, but you will. The Roy Rogers Museum in Branson, MO has closed its doors forever. The contents of the museum were sold at a public auction. Roy Rogers told his son, if the museum ever operates at a loss, close it, and sell the contents. […]
I recently read an old article that I found appropriate for the current market conditions in Panama and specifically here in Boquete where it is a solid Buyer’s market, especially for more expensive homes. My Seller’s all understand this and we have reduced prices on all of our homes to get them sold!! Imagine you […]
This 3 bedroom 2.5 bath Villa consists of 3,000 sf of living space and comes with a huge loft that is used as a media room and office. It has a 20 real estate tax exoneration so no taxes. There is a two car carport and street level entry to the main floor which has […]
Julia Eskins writes in Vogue about Panama and why you need to put it on your list of places to visit this year!! Panama takes its parties seriously, and 2019 could mark the country’s most evolved fiesta yet. Panama City—the oldest continuously occupied European settlement on the Pacific coast of the Americas—is turning 500. Ancient […]
Surfer’s ear, bony bumps in ear canal. Male skulls from Cerro Juan Díaz, Panama site. Feature 3.2 (AD 350-600). Surfer’s ear, associated with cold weather and water sports, led a bioarchaeologist at the Smithsonian in Panama to suspect that ancient shoreline residents were diving for pearls in an area of cold-water upwelling. While examining a […]