(Surfline.com) The International Surfing Association is pleased to announce that the 2012 edition of the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, the largest junior surf competition in the world, will be held in Panama from Saturday, April 14 until Sunday, April 22. Nearly 300 of the world's best juniors from 35 countries will meet in Panama for the tenth edition of what has … [Read more...]
Breakfast Specials at Baron Rojo, Casco Viejo
(Arco Properties) “El Barón Rojo” (The Red Baron) is a small café at Calle 4ta and Avenida A, next to Arco Properties. Brand new spot, so you won`t see the sign out yet! but you`ll see the chairs outside. Their specialty: wonderful breakfasts which they serve starting at 7 a.m. and don´t stop until 3 p.m. So far we`ve tried the granola with fruit and yogurt which is … [Read more...]
Superbook Panama the place to watch televised sports
(Panama Gringo) The tradition of friends gathering around a television with copious amounts of beer and food, screaming for their favorite sports team is universal to nearly every country around the world. Finding the perfect spot to cheer on your squad is a quintessential part of expat relocation in a new country. This is because there is virtually no better homesickness … [Read more...]
Henk Van der Kolk sets up new film festival in Panama
(Screendaily.com) TIFF co-founder Henk Van der Kolk has started work on the new International Film Festival Panama (set to kick off April 11-17, 2012). “At least half of our movies will be Latin American with the balance from everywhere else in the world,” says the Dutch-born, Panama-based Canadian. “We’re going with 50 films in the first year but they all have to be … [Read more...]
Panama Research Institute Dedicated to Earth’s Ecosystem
(Voice of America) Every year, about 1,000 scientists from around the world visit the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama. The Institute is one of the oldest and largest facilities of its kind in the world. Its research on flora, fauna and geology is responsible for many recent discoveries about how the Earth's tropical ecosystems work. Barro Colorado … [Read more...]