I have written about this place several times and it amazes me each time that I return for a visit on how really beautiful this place is. Often described as the “lost coast”, the Pacific coastal areas in the Chiriqui province offer raw beauty in the hidden sandy coves and the islands offshore that […]
Along the lines of economic drivers like international airport development, Panama is getting smart on tapping the huge transient trafice coming through Tocumen Airport by starting a new campaign “visit us for free”. I was reading an article in the Visitante that outlined the program. ATP Administrator Salomón Shamah is rolling out Panama’s first international […]
It is good to see more people visiting Panama and we are not the only country seeing a resurgence in the tourism industry here in Central America. Here is an article fro La Prensa Three years after the global economic downturn, tourists are once again looking at Central America. Tourism in the isthmus grew […]
Leave it my friend Don Winner to find this great video. Here is his post which I can’t agree with more. By DON WINNER for Panama-Guide.com – You know, there are a few institutions in Panama that I fully support, mostly because they bring more tourists to Panama, which means more money and business opportunities, which means and […]
The new International Airport at Rio Hato will propel Panama faster towards becoming a world class destination as the area supports thousands of hotel rooms yet it is a couple of hours by bus from the Tocument International Airport presently used by most people visiting Panama. I remember when I first visited Punta Cana in the […]
So much for Panama exporting coffee, we cannot grow enough so now we are importing it for local consumption. CentralAmericaData.com recently published this article. The Cabinet Council has authorized the importation of 32 million quintales of coffee due to shortages. The Cabinet Council gave permission to the Commission for Licensing of Contingency Tariffs to place […]
In what could be huge for Panama and Costa Rica Panama´s president is proposing for both countries to join forces by promoting tourism together in order to take advantage of each other´s products. Panama has a huge business sector offering goods and services, free trade zones, etc but lacks Costa Rica’s talent in really doing […]
While we are excited to see the expansion underway here in David to handle direct flight to the US, the new International Airport in Rio Hato will provide a boost to the growing tourism market as it will be served by many all inclusive resorts nearby. The new international airport for Panama’s central provinces is about an hour […]
While people in the US complain that gas prices are horrendous at an average of $3.55 per gallon, try $4.30 per gallon. But since the inflation rate leaves gas and food off the index, I guess that it not hurting anyone back there. It will here, but in Panama most of the population takes mass […]
I could not believe that I would ever see this happening but as reported in CentralAmercaDat.com: Due to poor yields during harvest the country must import about 6 million quintals of coffee in order to supply demand from the local market. The purchase will be made through Bolsa Nacional de Productos (Baisa), arriving the country in […]