Updated Dec 13, 2019 You don't have to travel all the way to Panama City to get something done at the US Embassy. Every 3-4 months the Embassy's American Citizens Services (ACS) Unit visits David and/or Boquete. You can accomplish many tasks at one of these ACS travelling shows. Read More
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Should You Take On A Remodel In Panama?
This is the first installment of a series of articles on remodeling an existing house in Puerto Armuelles. In a recent article that I wrote on building materials in Panama, I briefly describe the challenges posed by building with wood. Now I will explore the pros and cons of remodeling a wood Read More
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, Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
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 Read More
Panama’s Climate & Weather
Panama Climate in a Nutshell Panama has a warm tropical climate. Panama has only two seasons: Dry and Wet (or Rainy). Like all countries close to the equator, Panama's temperatures do not vary by much throughout the year. Although, temperatures do vary by elevation. Generally, places at Read More
What will you be doing to ring in 2016?
What you do at the start of the new year will set the tone for the rest of the year. At least that is what most Panamanians believe People carefully consider how to greet the new year here. Want a new car? Make sure you are touching the car you want, or at least the toy car version. Want Read More
Learning Spanish Online – Why & Which One?
I want to speak Spanish better. I hope the right online Spanish program will push me to the next level - fast. But which online Spanish program? There are so many. It can be alittle overwhelming. Are online programs really any better than traditional methods? Stick with me as I Read More
The Neighborhoods of Puerto Armuelles, Panama
One of the things that makes Puerto Armuelles unique is its neighborhoods. Puerto Armuelles has distinct neighborhoods, most with a unique feel and look. In part, this is because of the town's history. Starting in the late 1920s, Chiquita Banana built Puerto Armuelles from scratch. Chiquita Read More