(LA Times) Travelers heading to Latin America will have a new option for a luxury stay. Waldorf Astoria Panama recently opened near the Calle Uruguay entertainment area in Panama City. Prices start at $159 a night for room only and $219 for a hotel-breakfast package. The deal: The new-build hotel in Panama City has 248 rooms, a spa and fitness center and is within walking … [Read more...]
Panama a vacation hot spot
(Guardian) Chickens and scruffy children on bikes cross our path as we stroll along a sandy road past candy-coloured buildings beside a turquoise Caribbean sea. "Hey my friend!" Jim, our guide, stops to slap a Rasta man on the back. "How you been? You got your guitar today?" "No man," says Calypso Joe, shaking his head, " … but I can go get it. You buy me a beer, and I play … [Read more...]
Latest Panama travel info!
(Travelagentcentral) From the unveiling of The Westin Playa Bonita Panama’s new spa to the launch of four new flights, June is shaping up to be a big month for the already hot Central Americandestination of Panama. Travel Agent recently sat down with representatives of The Westin Playa Bonita Panama and learned that the hotel, which officially opened in January, will be … [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...]