(Los Angeles Magazine) Where to stay: American Trade Hotel. Located in the historic Old Quarter, the hotel is within spitting distance of the area’s cobblestone streets, painted doorways, beautiful ruins, and outdoor marketplaces where Kuna Indians sell their crafts. How to acclimate: Esperanza Social … [Read more...]
Panama Green: Birds and Biodiversity Tour
Naturalist Journeys, a top birding and nature tour company, announces the new Panama Green: Birds and Biodiversity Tour from July 13 – 22, 2015. (Panamtravel.info) During the tour, travelers will experience the explosion of biodiversity that accompanies Panama’s Green Season which is initiated by summer rains. Despite its small size, as a bridge linking North and South … [Read more...]
Esperanza Social Venture Club offers tours of Panama City from ex-gang members.
(Style.com) The coolest city tour in Panama is run by gang members. Welcome to the Esperanza Social Venture Club. KC Harding is a cool guy, an American who came to Panama for the waves, and then ended up moving here—and marrying a pretty Panamanian. Together, they started buying run-down properties in the old area of Panama, our beloved Casco Viejo. KC eventually saw his … [Read more...]
Cruise between Panama and Costa Rica planned by Un-Cruise Adventures
(USA Today) Small ship specialist Un-Cruise Adventures is trying a new itinerary with cruises between Panama and Costa Rica in the winter of 2016. The line will use its 64-passenger Safari Voyager on the route. It plans 29 one way sailings, all including a transit of the Panama Canal, between San Jose, Costa Rica and Panama City, Panama. Although a popular destination for … [Read more...]
School Where Panama Canal Pilots Train in Cute Little Ships
(Wired) Sailing the Panama Canal is tricky. The journey between the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea can take ten hours and involves navigating through a series of locks and waterways, and it’s best left to professionals. That’s why every ship crossing the famous waterway—from a retired couple’s pleasure yacht or a 900-foot container ship that fits with just inches to spare—is … [Read more...]