(Gadling) Casco Viejo is on the edge, but of what? Depending on who you talk to, Panama City's old town, Casco Viejo, has either already peaked or only recently managed to identify how it might achieve its prime. The neighborhood is inarguably gorgeous. Beautifully renovated structures share space with completely decrepit buildings. There are plazas, churches, convent … [Read more...]
New Panama Trash Collectors Hit Streets
(PanamaDigest) Panama’s new Authority of Urban and Household Waste began trash collection duty at 6 a.m. today, Monday, with 3,000 employees, 30 rented trucks and 30 transferred from the former municipal urban and residential waste management department. The new authority also inherits an estimated $40 million of debt, $55 in default payments and 1,500 tons of capital … [Read more...]
Spay Neuter Clinics Saving Panama’s Pets
(Petside) The picturesque hillside regions in the mountains of Panama are not as idyllic as they seem if you look just beneath the surface. In the small rural and sometimes isolated towns here, an animal population crisis is unfolding. Exploding numbers of pets and feral cats and dogs have brought about disease, starvation and horrific suffering. Yet now, these … [Read more...]
Panama Food: Good Eats on Any Budget
(Panamagringo) The food scene in Panama is constantly changing and evolving while keeping a strong hold on traditional cuisine as well. In Panama food can be found on nearly every street corner and borough to suit any palette as well as any wallet. If you are looking for traditional Panamanian food I highly recommend you check out El Trapiche in the El Cangrejo … [Read more...]
New Cinta Costera of Panama
(linguafranca) During Martín Torrijos Administration, the Panama government built the Coastal Strip which borders the Panama Bay in Panama City, Panama. It was a fast lane highway designed to speed the flow of traffic on this densely populated section of the city. The project was so successful, that President Ricardo Martinelli decided to extend it to the borders of the … [Read more...]