(Miami Herald) PANAMA CITY, Panama -- The family of an American woman is searching for any clues to her disappearance from Bocas del Toro islands five months ago. Yvonne Baldelli, then age 41, arrived on the islands off Panama’s Caribbean coast from Laguna Niguel, California in September. She and her boyfriend, Brian Brimager, began settling into island life, renting a … [Read more...]
Tour the Panama Canal on the Isla Morada, Al Capone’s legendary rum runner
(NZhearald) Some 270 ships pass each week through the Panama Canal, but one now gives tourists the chance to experience the storied waterway on the Isla Morada, Al Capone's legendary rum-runner. The wooden ship, famous for smuggling liquor for the US mobster during the prohibition era, turned 100 this year and has been refurbished for guided tours of the canal's locks … [Read more...]
Panama Viejo visitors can experience the sixteenth century
(La Prensa) Both domestic and foreign visitors of the monuments of Old Panama can live the experience of knowing what life was like in the sixteenth century Panama. At least that's what they expect the drivers of project "Recovery of the Plaza Mayor" which is set within the historic old town. Felix Duran, director of the department of Architecture and Conservation of the … [Read more...]
The Panama Marriott Hotel creates special hotel deal
(PRweb) Panama is thriving in 2012. Named the #1 place to visit in 2012 by the New York Times, Panama has much more going for it than its famous canal. The Panama Marriott Hotel is celebrating the title with a special hotel deal. This Marriott Panama luxury hotel welcomes tourists from around the world to experience Panama with its new hotel deal. This special offer … [Read more...]
Panama Surfing Town, Santa Catalina
(International Living) A few white cottages sit by an open-air restaurant with a great thatched roof. A lone swimmer splashes out of the water and onto the rocky shore. The only other noise is the sound of the waves—perfect waves, if the surfers are to be believed. I’m at the Bannaba café in sunny Santa Catalina, on one of Panama’s most remote beaches. The feel of this … [Read more...]