The Rio Hato Airport currently has the Pan American Highway running across it but soon there will be a tunnel under it and it will be improved as one of a few International Airports here in Panama. As we mentioned last week about David and the new International Airport being built there, this one will […]
Don Winner posted an article from the Utah Park Record newspaper on his Panama Guide that covered the first Panamanian Bobsled Team known as “The Spirit of Panama.” When I saw that my friend Chris Zollinger a lead lawyer from Mossack Fonseca was involved, I dashed off an email of congratulations and he replied with […]
I came across an interesting post as I was looking up pictures of the new $1 Balboa coin. It was done by Lee Zettzer at the Boquete Panama Guide, one of the most informative blogs about Boquete. Here is a link to his blog and the article, a most interesting read. A Balboa here, a […]
Photography is both an art and a science. Photography allows us to express our feeling and emotions and capture the soul of people around you. Mark Heyer is a friend of mine here in Boquete who continues to show me the talent that comes from the true enjoyment of what he does. Here in his […]
I can remember my first trip to Panama and flying into David on a prop plane that looked like it had seen many years of service. Of course, having traveled all over the world many time over many years it did not phase me. I remember flying a DC 3 into the interior when […]
I have always been a believer that a tie in with Costa Rica would greatly benefit Panama as well as it would Costa Rica. While Panama has similar attractions and tourism resorts found in Costa Rica, we have much more diverse economy that can bring things to the table for Costa Rica. Costa Rica brings […]
One of the reasons for Panama’s continued explosive growth is it’s wealth in mineral deposits of gold and copper. Unfortunately it is mixed blessing as some of the areas selected for open pit mining are not conducive for the surrounding ecology due to Panama’s heavy rain fall and the potential for hazardous run off. Hopefully […]
This Reuters article confirmed what I reported earlier that the growth for this year would be double digit. Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli said on Saturday the country’s economy was set to grow 11 percent this year, higher than previous estimates. Panama’s economy, one of the fastest growing in Latin America, is being boosted by a […]
While I was looking up all the holidays this month here in Panama, I came across a well laid out article by my friends at Focus Publications who put out The Visitor. November begins the season of festivities followed by Mother’s day and Christmas in December and a roll out of Summer holidays that will […]
Direct foreign investment in Panama is up again as reported in the article from ECLAC, The Economic Commission for Latin American and Caribbean. In the first six months of 2011, Panama received $1,426 million, 17% more than in the first half of 2010. Costa Rica received $1.057 million (+45%), Honduras $486 million (+15%), Guatemala $485 […]