(Yahoo) Now that Tulum is what it is (beautiful, laid back, not terribly far from New York City airports, and therefore overrun with hip city folk looking for a stress-free getaway), would-be vacationers are fixated on finding the next Riviera Maya. Panama is being floated as just that. Lay of the land It’s a five-hour direct flight from New York City to Panama City, … [Read more...]
Ruben Blades mulls second run at Panamanian presidency
(Reuters) Panamanian salsa star Ruben Blades said on Sunday he could be a candidate in Panama's 2019 presidential election, which would mark his second attempt at the presidency. The singer, 66, ran in the 1994 presidential election, backed by the movement 'Papa Egoro,' which means Mother Earth in an indigenous language. Blades lost that election to Ernesto Perez … [Read more...]
American Trade Hotel review, Panama City.
(Traveller) Casco Viejo, the old quarter of Panama City, has gone through more cycles of boom and bust than Wall Street. Settled in 1673 after the English pirate Henry Morgan sacked and torched Panama Viejo down the road, Casco spent nearly 300 years as a centre of prestige for the city. By the 1950s, however, things had taken a dramatic dive; wealthy residents fled to the … [Read more...]
Rare plants and animals rescued ahead of Panama Canal expansion.
(The Star Online) ROCKS and earth aren’t the only things being moved around during the Panama Canal expansion. Animals, birds and even a few insects – rare ones – have been trapped and relocated before the excavators and earth-moving equipment arrived. Thousands of seedlings have also been planted in communities around Panama to take the place of trees that were felled to … [Read more...]
Smashburger enters into Panama market
(Fast Casual) The first of five Smashburger restaurants planned for Panama opened in Plaza New York in Panama City on Sept. 4. The new location features a new, locally-inspired burger: The Panama Burger features smoked Applewood bacon, grilled Panamanian white cheese, a fried egg, ketchup, haystack onion rings, and sautéed onions on egg bread. Other local menu options … [Read more...]