(Chicagomag) Long a budget eco-alternative to Costa Rica, Panama protects similar forests and draws a fraction of its northern neighbor’s crowds. But global business folk working in canal-based trade, along with expat retirees lured by the country’s generous health care policies, have helped drive a development boom in the capital. Panama City’s spate of new hotels cater to … [Read more...]
Panama’s Copa pursues expansion with Las Vegas, Curacao, Liberia routes
(CAPA) Panama’s Copa Airlines is continuing its rapid expansion by opening at least three new routes in June, which will increase its hub of Americas operation at Panama City to a market leading 59 destinations. As is typically the case with Copa, the carrier is evenly distributing its network expansion in 2012 to different regions with Las Vegas in North America, Curacao in … [Read more...]
Panama Canal Strike Enters Second Day
(Newsroom Panama) Over 3000 striking employees working on the Panama canal expansion demonstrated on Tuesday, January 17. It was the second day of a work stoppage. They are demanding the payment of overtime wages and a wage increase from the GUPC (United Group for the Canal) consortium. The protesters were into the second day of work stoppage and threatened to … [Read more...]
Panama Botique Hotel Cala Mia on Isla Boca Brava
(The Independent) While Panama's Pacific and Caribbean coasts are starting to crowd up with behemoth resorts – the Sheraton, InterContinental and Trump for starters – happily there is still sanctuary to be found in this most seductive sliver of Central America. Look no further than Isla Boca Brava, a sparsely populated fragment of land that has seemingly snapped off the … [Read more...]
Santa Fe, Panama’s New Highland Hideaway
(International Living) There’s a highland village in Panama you probably haven’t heard of yet—a handful of North Americans are only beginning to establish a bohemian community. Pines and flowering shrubs, beautifully paved roads and neatly painted houses, where no-one locks their doors and everyone has reliable Internet. And, the climate is wonderful. In the province of … [Read more...]