Our trip to the highlands went well last weekend and we had incredible weather. What’s up with this weather in rainy season, oh well enjoy it while is here because it will not last as the season progresses. We were at around 7,500 feet up in the park and it was cold in the […]
I can remember when I first came to Panama and here up in the highlands of Boquete where I first tasted an exotic coffee variety called geisha. WOW, that taste cannot be replicated and is as different as drinking tea, in fact it has a lightness of tea but an aroma that will never leave […]
No previous U.S. generation has seen the world change faster and more dramatically than the 76 million Baby Boomers. If you’re one of them, you understand that for many there exists a feeling of being in a special place and time, of seeing and experiencing a myriad of transformations that imbued many with a residing […]
Soon to look like this The Panama Guide posted a notice that the contractor had started compaction to the fill that is soon to be the home of the Ocean Reef development here in Panama City. It is kind of like the island cities in Dubai and no wonder that the back drop is the […]
This totally remodeled penthouse has 4 bedrooms and 4 bath containing 5,457 square feet of luxury living. The penthouse condo looks over the city skyline and Pacific ocean of downtown Panama City, Panama. Enjoy a totally remodeled look including granite counter tops, marble floors, Viking appliances, and upgraded plumbing fixtures! Large rooms, high ceilings, and […]
Here is a great article that was published in Prensa about what we are faced with here in Panama as we remain slave to the vagaries of the US dollar. In an article in Prensa.com, Joey Levy discusses the illusion of security of fixed term savings, citing an $10,000 investment giving 6% from 2002 to […]
This is not good news for major coffee exporters. Fortunately for many growers here in Boquete they have risen to the top of the pyramid of growing quality coffee that far surpasses the price paid for regular quality coffee. They have a buying crowd of roasters back in the US and around the world who […]
The growth in Latin America is mirrored by the growth of the regions airlines from Copa which is our airline in Panama to LATAM Airlines that became the world’s largest airline last week. Here is a Wall Street Journal article covering the subject. Commentary: Latin American airlines offer good investment opportunities MIAMI (MarketWatch) — I […]
The Panamanian President indicated that the recommendations of the National Coalition for Development on the subject are not binding. Amongst the National Coalition for Development’s recommendations, what the Panamanian government will comply with is not selling state shares in power and telephone companies. Regarding the land in Arrayan, which has a combined value of nearly […]
…because it may break. In Panama, political tensions and too much public spending designed to speed up development may compromise this brilliant moment for the canal country. This is a great editorial from Prensa that tells a balanced view of the economy here in Panama. We have experienced the threat to businesses of political instability […]