December 8, 2012 "One of the most important coastal wetlands in the Americas is under threat." As of May of this year, Panama is allowing development of the upper bay of Panama. Before then, in 2005, Panama had declared it as a Ramsar site. That means Panama publicly acknowledged that Read More
Happy Mother’s Day!
December 8, 2012 Today is Mother's Day in Panama. December 8th. The whole country takes it off. Government offices are closed. Everyone is off work. Women are awakened at about 4am by being serenaded in the street. To me - at this moment - it seems a punishment to be awaken in Read More
Cedulas for Pensionados Are Easy Now
November 27 2012 Do you Have A Panama Pensionado Visa? Good news. You can now easily get a cedula. Life is much easier in Panama with a cedula. The editor of The Panama Guide, Don Winter, writes this about this new development. "Cool. Now everyone out there who already has a pensionado Read More
Growing Pinapples In Panama
We lost count of our pineapple plants after 120! Each plant sprouts babies, some as many a 5 or more! We began by just planting the green leafy top off the pineapples that we purchased and ate. We were curious to see the process because we had never seen a pineapple grow. We were told Read More
Free Concerts in Boquete Panama
August 29, 2012 The free monthly concert series in Boquete Panama is starting again. On the second Sunday of each month there will be a free concert in Boquete. It is put on by the Boquete Jazz & Blues Foundation as a lead up to their annual festival in February 2013. Click for Read More
Puerto Armuelles Freed From Economic Shackles
January 19, 2012 Free at last, Free at last, Puerto Armuelles is Free at last Puerto Armuelles has been in economic shackles for years because of the enormous debt owed by Coosemupar. Coosemupar is a worker cooperative that owns and operates the many banana plantations in the Puerto Read More
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