Updated: October 2017 The Friendly Nations visa is Panama's best residency program. The goal of this visa to make it easier for foreigners to live and work in Panama. Once you get a friendly nations visa, you are then eligible to apply for a work permit. In fact they make it easy to do Read More
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Its Raining! The Rainy Season is Finally Here!
I love the return of the rains! It started to pour yesterday. I am very much a rainy season person. Maybe it is due to all my time in Seattle, Washington. I love the sound of the rain hitting our tin roof. I love the smell of the earth after the rain. I love the sight and sound of my Read More
Visit to the David Fair
March 2012 We went to the Fair in David on Saturday. It turns out that it was the busiest day of the whole Fair! It also unexpectedly and unusually rained that night. We actually went back the next day so my older daughter could go on some rides. We had only made it to the bumper cars Read More
Panama Is On The List Of Best Places to Retire Overseas
March 23, 2012 US News and World Report recently published an article called, "18 Best Places to Retire Overseas" Panama Is Number 1 On The List. According to the US News and World Report article: When choosing a place to spend your retirement years, the cost of living is important. But it Read More
What To Do in Puerto Armuelles, Panama
Puerto Armuelles Boasts a Wide Range Of Fun Things To Do Miles of beach, surrounded by hills overlooking the ocean, makes Puerto Armuelles is an outdoor paradise. 11 + Outdoor Things To Do In Puerto Armuelles (more information on each below these Read More
Your Hotel Options on Punta Burica, Panama
Updated: Dec. 26, 2018 Just a short drive away from Puerto Armuelles, is the Punta Burica peninsula. If you want to stay in a remote & beautiful location, Punta Burica is a good choice. The further out you go, the more remote it becomes. For instance, currently, only the 1st 2 lodging options Read More
Panama Surf: Punta Burica & Isla Burica
I just returned from an unexpected and great Panama surf experience. My family and I went to stay at Mono Feliz. Mono Feliz is a wonderful, rustic eco-non-resort. It is located at the very tip of the Punta Burica peninsula, in Panama's Chiriqui Province. Staying at Mono Feliz is an amazing Read More
Puerto Armuelles Ladies Lunch
We all had a very enjoyable time at a "Ladies Lunch" that Liz organized . It all began as a way to commemorate the one year anniversary of the death of Elsie's husband. It evolved into a lunch for a small group of ex-pat and Panamanian women (including myself). We were lucky that Puerto 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
Noriega Returns to Panama!
November 16, 2011 It is up to France to decide. But Noriega may finally serve his sentence for murdering 3 people in Panama during his 6 year military dictatorship. The United Staes has granted its approval for the extradition of the former Panamanian strongman Manuel Antonio Noriega to Read More