(Arco Properties) Panama, Casco Viejo I love traveling, but love even more coming home. After a long weekend at Bahama`s beautiful islands (very much needed!!!) I walked around last night reconnecting with Casco Viejo`s streets. While walking around I was just amazed how Panama can be such an easy headquarter for people running around in the region. So many … [Read more...]
World Cup of Baseball in Panama
(Panama America) The president of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli, and the president of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), Italian Riccardo Fracari, today inaugurated the XXXIX edition of the Baseball World Cup in which teams from 16 countries in America, Europe , Asia and Oceania. Martinelli said at the opening of this cup, "This is a party and I welcome the 15 … [Read more...]
Climate Change Talks To Resume In Panama On Saturday
(RTTNews) - United Nations negotiations on international action to combat climate change will resume in Panama on Saturday. The week-long conference in Panama City will be the third session of official-level talks held to prepare the UN climate conference in Durban, South Africa at the end of this year. Durban conference is the latest in a series of efforts to agree on a … [Read more...]
Panama canal drives forest conservation
(Mongabay.com) An ambitious initiative in Panama is attempting to do just that. The Agua Salud Project is a joint effort between the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), the Panama Canal Authority, Panama’s National Environmental Authority, and the HSBC Climate Partnership. The effort aims to "understand and quantify" the ecological, social, and economic services … [Read more...]
Volunteers clean beaches in Panama
(Prensa.com) About 4,000 volunteers spread this morning about 50 beaches in the country during the XX National Cleanup Day Beaches, Coasts and Rivers. In Panama Viejo had about 500 volunteers, including many students from different high schools. Amid the morning rain, youth and other cleaning workers took to the beach and within minutes their cartridges were filled with … [Read more...]