(Caribbean Journal) There’s a reason they put a canal here. Panama is the thinnest sliver of the Americas, the most logical place to put the world’s most important shipping route, the isthmic keyhole from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific. And as the locks of the Panama Canal open and close throughout the day the waters that flow between the Caribbean Sea, Lake Gatun … [Read more...]
Panama City is way more than just the Panama Canal
(Thrive Global) Panama was full of surprises for me. It was strikingly more American than expected for a Central American locale yet still managed to hold onto that warm, relaxed feel of a distinctively Latin American country. The streets felt safe to roam day or night and the Panamanian people were friendly and acommodating to the U.S. traveler. Before I arrived, I thought … [Read more...]
Panama’s Ninety Plus Coffee Sells World’s Most Expensive Coffee for $4,535 Per Pound
(Daily Coffee News) Panama-based coffee company Ninety Plus says it has broken its own world record for most expensive coffee ever sold, sending green coffee to Espresso Lab in Dubai (UAE) for $10,000 per kilogram ($4,535 per pound). It practically doubles the $2,273 price record for green coffee, which came from a 2017 Ninety Plus auction. Ninety Plus has not shared the … [Read more...]
Panama City marks 500 year anniversary
(Seattle Times) Panama City on Thursday marked the 500th anniversary of its founding by the Spanish on Aug. 15, 1519. Big blue butterflies and smaller orange and black ones were released by the hundreds to mark the day when Pedro Arias de Avila founded the city. The city’s old center, known as the Casco Viejo, was declared a World Heritage Site in 2003. The city’s … [Read more...]
Panama inaugurates third bridge over Panama Canal
(Washington Times) Panama has inaugurated the third bridge connecting the country’s eastern and western halves over the Panama Canal. The $380 million bridge built by the Panama Canal Authority two decades after the U.S. turned the canal over to Panama will now allow continuous access for traffic moving east and west. For decades, residents along Panama’s Caribbean coast … [Read more...]