(Fresh Plaza) The largest organic nursery in Central America was inaugurated this Wednesday in Panama; a project that aims to promote an agricultural model based on innovation and technology. The nursery is located in El Olivo de Natá, in the province of Coclé, and consists of a Simply Natural Farm project, which in addition to promoting organic production in Panama, will … [Read more...]

(The Telegram) Esther Marina Sanchez has watched her neighborhood — the heart of Panama City — transformed by its designation as a UNESCO world heritage site. Tourists and well-heeled Panamanians now stroll the paving-stone streets among gaudy hotels, fancy restaurants and trendy discos that have popped up in once-dilapidated colonial-era buildings. Gone are the gangs, the … [Read more...]

(Reuters) - Born into Panama’s Comarca Ngobe Bugle indigenous community, Rosa Montezuma is only too well aware of the challenges girls face getting an education and pursuing their dreams. Now as Panama’s first indigenous woman in the Miss Universe beauty pageant, Montezuma hopes to become an example to show others they can overcome prejudice and stereotypes. “Indigenous … [Read more...]

(One Green Planet) In Bocas Del Toro, Panama, there is one village very unlike any other – that it is made in a great part out of … plastic. But, reading that, you should not imagine a row of tacky doll houses or ones made out of Legos – they’re made of plastic bottles, which turns out to be an incredibly durable material for the task and the final result is more than … [Read more...]