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Panamanian Tamales Are Different From Mexican Tamales
Tamales in Panama are not the same as the Mexican tamales North Americans are used to eating. Panama vs Mexican Tamales Panamanian tamales’s corn meal is much wetter and more flavorful Cooked in plantain and bijao leaves, not corn husks. My Experience The first time I had Panamanian tamales I was under-whelmed. I had a real…
Expat Businessman – Why He Likes Puerto Armuelles & Panama
Milton Hutto has lived in Puerto Armuelles as a resident and businessman for many years. In this video, he explains why he likes living in Puerto Armuelles, Panama. [leadplayer_vid id=”579D1CD0E3480″] Video transcription below. Betsy: Hey, Milton. Milton: Good morning. Betsy: I was wondering if you could tell me why you decided to move and live…
Cafe del Mar – New Waterfront Restaurant in Puerto Armuelles
UPDATE – Cafe del Mar is closed. A new expat run eating establishment is expected to open in the Summer of 2018. Stay Tuned! Puerto has a new waterfront restaurant, Cafe del Mar. As the photo shows, it serves Italian, Thai, Indian and Mexican food, as well as hamburgers. My family and I ate there…
Shipping Container Construction in Panama
If you look online, there are dozens of articles about shipping container construction. In this post, I explore containers as housing in various locations, including the tropical climate of Panama. I am particularly interested in ways to keep a shipping container’s living space cool, comfortable, and affordable in the tropics. Price of Containers I recently heard that you can…
Can You Build A Bamboo House In Panama?
If you research tropical building materials online, you will undoubtedly run into bamboo as an option. Bamboo is a building material that has been on my radar for 30 years. Bamboo has big advantages as a building material Amazingly abundant Grows incredibly fast (It is a type of grass) My Prior Experience with Bamboo Before moving to…
Think Carefully Before You Build A Wooden House In Panama
For over 20 years, I was designer and builder in Seattle. So I am very familiar with 2×4 “stick” construction. And the 1st building project I did in Panama was wood construction. I bought and remodeled an old Chiquita Banana house in Puerto Armuelles. It is the house we live in. However, remodeling a wood…
Why Use Concrete To Build Your House in Panama
Most housing in Panama is made of cement, cement block and a zinc roof. By using those simple building materials you get a sturdy house that is impervious to bugs, mildew, or fire. Concrete Construction Which is why cement is the typical building material of all of Latin America. It is also what we use as the primary…
3 Little Pig’s Quandry: What To Use To Build A House In Panama
Like anywhere else, in Panama there are tons of things to do and decide when remodeling or building a house. What building materials you will use is a critical one. Our readers often ask me about building houses in Panama. Usually they also want to get my opinion on these 4 building materials: Concrete…
Del Monte – 1 Step Closer To Banana Savior of Puerto Armuelles
July 16, 2016 Just before noon yesterday, the very loud sound of a helicopter overhead reminded me that today was the day for the big banana meeting. Government officials had arrived in Puerto Armuelles to tell Portenos the status of Del Monte taking over banana production on Chiquita’s old banana plantations. UPDATE: Del Monte…
