This home was designed by one of the best architects in the area and built out by the owner who is a craftsman in stone work and more. Consisting of a total of 3,465 square feet on two levels, the home was completed in 2011 and sits on an acre of land at around 5,000 […]
A lot of my readers have shown an interest in Isla Palenque, the fantasy island that Susie and I visited recently. I thought it appropriate to have Ben Loomis, the Founder and President of Amble Resorts tell us more about his project located on his private island here off the coast of Chiriqui. To that […]
Don Winner at The Panama Guide reports on an article that appeared in Prensa announcing another move ahead by Panama. Panama jumped 19 positions in the tourism competitiveness report prepared by the World Economic Forum, improving from 56th in 2011 to 37 achieved in 2013. With this jump Panama was described as a “rising star” […]
Location is one of the main keys to the enormous success of the Colon Free Zone, making it an ideal hub in this age of globalization of the world’s economy. The Colon Free Zone is the main commercial distribution center for the hemisphere. To this end the Zone is constantly reconstructing and modernizing warehouse, shipping […]
While the stock market in Panama is still small, the volume in the Panama Stock Exchange is being driven by the fact that properly registered shares and bonds do not pay income tax. Do I hear another reason to consider investing down here? Capital.com.pa reports that “the stock market in Panama traded $512.2 million in […]
The annual Bid 4 Boquete charity raising function requires months of planning and work from a core group of very dedicated volunteers. This dedication has resulted in it being the largest charitable fund raising organization in Chiriqui Province. This year the event brought in over $75,000 which will go to very good use in our […]
Screaming Hot Jazz and Blues was on tap this last weekend with bands traveling from around the world to play for us here in Boquete. The festival began with a street parade led by a marching band and our local golf cart battalion!! The photographers were out in numbers and the photo album is worth […]
When I first came to Boquete, we had dial up internet sped and we were thankful for the connectivity as limited as it was. We now have 7 MBPS download speed and that too will double in the future. A system of 17,500 km of submarine cable, designed for 100 gigabits per second, will connect […]
Thanks and a hat tip to Don Winner for this timely post. The hotel occupancy rate in Panama City and in the interior of the country now stands at 85%, thanks to Panama’s attraction as a tourism destination during Carnival. Jesus Sierra, president of the Panamanian Association of Hoteliers, attributes this success to the recent […]
Saturday the 9th of February is the beginning of one of the most popular holiday festivals in Panama. While things are tame here in Boquete, Carnival in the rest of Panama will be in full swing with lots of parties and celebrations. So, you don’t have to go all the way to Brazil to experience […]