10 The Panama Canal Is Utterly Different From The Suez Canal After the successful construction of the Suez Canal in Egypt, Count Ferdinand De Lesseps, a French contractor, was the engineer employed to build the Panama Canal in 1880. The plan was to construct a sea-level canal with no locks. This would allow ships to travel at different levels of water. In … [Read more...]
At the Edge of the Caribbean, a Hidden Jewel in Panama
(Caribbean Journal) There’s a reason they put a canal here. Panama is the thinnest sliver of the Americas, the most logical place to put the world’s most important shipping route, the isthmic keyhole from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific. And as the locks of the Panama Canal open and close throughout the day the waters that flow between the Caribbean Sea, Lake Gatun … [Read more...]
Panama City is way more than just the Panama Canal
(Thrive Global) Panama was full of surprises for me. It was strikingly more American than expected for a Central American locale yet still managed to hold onto that warm, relaxed feel of a distinctively Latin American country. The streets felt safe to roam day or night and the Panamanian people were friendly and acommodating to the U.S. traveler. Before I arrived, I thought … [Read more...]
Panama’s Ninety Plus Coffee Sells World’s Most Expensive Coffee for $4,535 Per Pound
(Daily Coffee News) Panama-based coffee company Ninety Plus says it has broken its own world record for most expensive coffee ever sold, sending green coffee to Espresso Lab in Dubai (UAE) for $10,000 per kilogram ($4,535 per pound). It practically doubles the $2,273 price record for green coffee, which came from a 2017 Ninety Plus auction. Ninety Plus has not shared the … [Read more...]
Why this 63-year-old teacher ditched Massachusetts to retire in the highlands of Panama
(Marketwatch) Mary Taft lives with her two daughters, seven cats and two dogs in a mansion in Panama — and she wouldn’t have it any other way. But the former teacher and school administrator didn’t always know that a Panamanian retirement was in store for her. Indeed, as she consulted with her two adult daughters about where to move, dozens of spots were on the table. … [Read more...]