(Livinglanguage.com) Have you heard about music from Panama? Or can you name a famous musician from the Central American country? Panama is an extraordinary source of amazing music and most of it remains certainly unknown. The thin, tropical bridge that connects North America with South America has more than three million people from the most diverse origins and cultures. … [Read more...]
Choose Your Ideal Location in Panama – Beaches, Mountains, Cities
(International Living) Linda McKee fell for the rainforest in Rambala. She wrote to me: “We are enjoying our time on the farm. Our local farm manager is so happy when he produces a new veggie for us all to eat! We are learning more than we could have imagined and our Spanish is growing exponentially!” For Jason and Lisa, it was the bustling beach area of Gorgona, which … [Read more...]
Panama City is booming
(The Georgetown Dish) Think D.C. has had a warm summer? Venture down to this tropical capital, and Washington feels almost Nordic. Panama City is hot, hot, hot -- sizzling with a construction boom, a massive U.N.-financed renovation of its 16th Century Old City. And it's 90 degrees in the shade... Twenty-five U.S. franchise brands led by the International Franchise … [Read more...]
Long term cruising sailors like Panama’s new ‘Immediate Permanent Resident’ visa
(Sailworld.com) If you would love to spend the rest of your life sailing in idyllic waters and are a citizen of Australia, the US, UK or Canada and a limited list of other countries, Panama could be your destination. Many cruising sailors have reached the San Blas, decided they are already in heaven, and stayed as long as they could. Now that decision has just … [Read more...]
Live your dream by starting a business in Panama
(International Living) Sixty-two-year-old Neil Sander knows how to get things done. Throughout his seven years in Panama’s island-rich Bocas del Toro region, this Oklahoma-born pioneer has taken the bull by the horns more than once. The key to his success? “Respect,” he says. “Respect gets you further than money on any of your projects. The Panamanians have some age-old ways … [Read more...]