This is incredible and I am so pleased to see this initiative as it will mean a lot to Chiriqui and all of Panama. Go Blue Central America is an interactive map to share with the rest of the world the uniqueness and authenticity of the marine and coastal areas of Central America. The U.S. […]
Panama has great surfing and it attracts a lot of visitors as well as the home town girls who just wanna have fun! Thanks to Eric Jackson at the Panama News for sharing this vid. Panama has surfing, and Panama has rock and roll. There are many surfing spots on both coasts, but the prime […]
Panama is starting to look like the Dubai of the Americas and it is often compared with that famous city. This project joins the Biomusio in Amador which was designed by Frank Gehry and is scheduled to open next year. The new convention center, which represents an investment of 149 million euros, seeks to place […]
While Florida ports are in some of the best positions to benefit from the expansion of the Panama Canal, there are a lot of competing ports in the US that are moving quicker, with more money and will be ready sooner. I always liked the term “Speed to Market” and this time – time is […]
Unless you have been living under a rock for the last few years, you are aware that Panama is expanding the canal to accommodate larger vessels. Besides just being wider, these ships have drafts that require a 50 foot deep canal. As with the canal, ports around the world are having to scramble to do […]
The recently approved Law 80 on tourism in Panama has granted incentives to companies who develop maritime tourism infrastructure. I have reported on this before that it will be a boon to development, especially along coastal areas like Boca Chica. Considering that it can take years to get approval for a marina project here in […]
What to do with all of your Benjamins? I recently opened another IRA and funded a self directed account with one of the largest Trusts in the US. In the course of educating myself about their process for investing, I decided to check on some of the authorization forms and called the client services department. […]
The plans for a new 4 lane Pan- America highway will greatly impact Chiriqui, specifically the coastal markets serviced by it. From my home in Boquete, it would take 3 hours to get to Santiago, with the highway probably only 2. More importantly, if I want to go to Santa Catalina and the coast most […]
With the widening of the Panama Canal to access the new larger vessels that intend on transiting Panama comes the need for new taller bridges that will allow the wider and taller ships to pass under them. Vinci Construction Grand Projets was awarded the construction of the fourth bridge over the Panama Canal for $366 […]
Here is a great Wall Street Journal article on a couple that sold everything and decided to travel on a permanent basis, seeing the world. How one couple walked away from all they owned and are putting down new roots— one country at a time. By LYNNE MARTIN I’m 70 years old. My husband, Tim, […]