(Bocasdelmar.com)Bocas Del Mar Resort, in Boca Chica, is a boutique hotel with modern, luxury features. In a privileged coastal location, it is perfectly positioned for a completely relaxing vacation. Our focus is on quality customer service and attention to detail. We have eleven large contemporary-style guest bungalows that are set in tropical gardens alongside the … [Read more...]
Vacation in Panama
(thepanamagringo.com) Today’s world is not a kind one. It is a harsh place, and that harshness does not fade with the rigors of daily life. Respite is needed, for you as much as anyone else. Places to find this relaxation haven from your usual get-up-and-go schedule are more difficult to find than one might think. To start out your vacation on the right foot, let … [Read more...]
Panama Canal to protect whales
(BBC) Shipping lanes into and out of the Panama Canal are likely to be constrained in order to protect whales. Humpback whales breed around Las Perlas archipelago 60km (40 miles) from the canal's southern entrance, and are disturbed and even killed by shipping. Panamanian officials and scientists have developed a plan that would corral vessels into narrow lanes. They … [Read more...]
Living Wall of Tantalo Hotel in Casco Viejo
(inhabitat.com) The hotel’s incredible living wall is stocked full of lush native plants—983 different species to be exact. The wall, which was installed by Aqua Terra, is irrigated by recycled rainwater that is collected from the skylights which flood natural light into the atrium. Visitors can enjoy the living wall from the lobby, or some lucky guests can get up close and … [Read more...]
Traverse the Panama Canal with SeaDream Yacht Club
(Jetline Cruise) SeaDream Yacht Club has announced that during 2013 it will, for the first time ever, offer a cruise traversing the Panama Canal with its luxury cruise yacht SeaDream I. After that the ship will spend a couple of weeks cruising along the Costa Rican “rich coast.” You might well ask what is so different about the SeaDream Cruise? Many cruise … [Read more...]