Ayurveda Panama is the traditional medicine of India. Ayurveda means in Sanscrit "knowledge or wisdom of life." The Escuela de Ayurveda de California is now offering Ayurveda training in Spanish via the Distance Learning program in Panama and throughout the world. Programs include Ayurvedic Body Therapies (Abhyanga, Shirodhara, Svedanai), Ayurvedic Health Practitioner and … [Read more...]
2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games open in Panama
(Surf.co.nz) The 2013 Reef ISA World Surfing Games officially opened Saturday, May 4, 2013. In attendance were the 24 countries with over 150 athletes and team officials, who traveled to Panama from every corner of the world. Local authorities, officials and thousands of enthusiastic Panamanians were witnesses to the start of the World Championship. The National Delegations … [Read more...]
Chuck E. Cheese’s opens first Panama franchise
(Pizza Marketplace) Chuck E. Cheese's newest international restaurant opened in Panama City, Panama, earlier this month. Located in the Multiplaza Shopping Center , the restaurant is part of a multiyear plan to bring several restaurants to Central America. Parent company CEC Entertainment has had a presence in the country and region since 1986. However, this marks its … [Read more...]
The art of the mola comes from Panama’s Guna women
(Bradenton Herald) From the traditional blouses worn by Guna Indian women to evening gowns, wall hangings and even oven mitts, mola designs are everywhere in Panama. Formed by stacking layers of vividly hued cloth together and then snipping away a part of each layer to form a design, the textiles are traditionally made by Guna women from the San Blas Islands to form the … [Read more...]
International Film Festival Panama 2013
The International Film Festival Panama 2013 starts Thursday, April 11, with a red carpet gala at the National Theater in Casco Viejo. The movie chosen for the special opening is Blancanieves (from Spain – 90`s) which according to the summary is a romantic story based in the Spain of the 20`s, where a young girl has to escape her evil stepmother to find her fame and glory as a … [Read more...]