(Prensa.com) Tourism has given a new twist to agricultural activities, even, has brought good economic returns, according to leaders of this sector. In Chiriqui, for example, from an average of 20 existing agritourism farms, over 50% are located in the district of Bugaba and, of them, the highest percentage in the districts of Cerro Punta and Volcan. In these places the … [Read more...]
Sapzurro and La Miel border crossing between Panama and Colombia
(Colombiareports.com) Probably one of the most exotic border crossing points in the world -- Colombia/Panama at Sapzurro and La Miel is a place of outstanding natural beauty, remote enough to have escaped much development yet still safely accessible for those with time to make the journey. Situated on the Caribbean seaboard of the biodiverse region of Choco, … [Read more...]
Living in Panama’s Santa Fe Highlands
(International Living) We’re sitting on the terrace of our cozy Casa Mariposa bungalow, drinking our morning coffee…grown, picked, and roasted just beyond the emerald hills below. From our vantage point it feels like we can see forever, the morning light playing across the rocky-topped Mount El Tute in the distance. Suddenly, I spot a rainbow-billed toucan flying … [Read more...]
Panama repeals land sale law
(BBC) Panama's National Assembly has repealed a controversial law allowing the sale of land in the Colon Free Zone, Latin America's biggest duty-free zone. "An error has been corrected," said the Speaker Sergio Galvez after the measure passed. The vote followed more than a week of violent protests in Colon and in Panama City in which at least three people died, including a … [Read more...]
Panama free trade agreement with USA starts Oct 31
(Kansascity.com) A long-awaited free trade agreement with Panama that will reduce or eliminate tariffs on U.S. exports and provide access to the Central American country’s lucrative services industry is scheduled to go into effect Oct. 31. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Panamanian Minister of Commerce and Industry Ricardo Quijano exchanged letters Monday that set the … [Read more...]