(Newsroom Panama) Alongside Panama’s official tools of tourism promotion, trade fairs and costly advertising campaigns, a hidden and unsung program is helping thousands of farm workers and their families, and bringing tourists. The program is helping to feed and educate kids like these In Panama’s poorest rural communities over 320 “farm cooperatives” are providing … [Read more...]
Money Down on Financial Tower
(Panama Digest) The National Assembly approved the transfer of a $5 million down payment to architecture firm Mallol & Mallol for the design phase of Panama’s Financial Tower project. The 70-floor building will be 1,403.28 feet tall with two towers connected at the seventh floor by a pedestrian walkway. It is intended to “recall the union of cultures, oceans, races, … [Read more...]
High tides to hit Panamanian Pacific this weekend
(Prensa.com) Beginning next Saturday, April 16, until Friday, April 22, authorities have informed that high tides will be recorded in the Panamanian Pacific. According to the National Civil Protection System (Sinaproc), tides along this coast are expected to reach up to 17.8 feet high. As such, "a prevention notice has been issued for people to take the necessary … [Read more...]
Feeling cool again in hot Bocas del Toro
(Vancouver Sun) I don't know how they do it, but young backpackers are the first to find out about these places. Before the luxury hotels spring up and cruise ships sail in, they are there. The little funky town of Bocas del Toro in Panama was full of them. I don't think they are called hippies these days, but they do remind me of the '60s. I like to think of myself as … [Read more...]
Embera village tour
(Richard Detrich Blog) I thought it would be interesting to look back over the years that I have been doing this blog and see what were the posts that attracted the most visitors and replay the “Top Ten” when I”m at sea and really jammed for time. So here is one of the most popular . . . next time, more from out of Africa! The Embera and Wounan are people of the same … [Read more...]