(Panama Gringo) Panama City is, in my opinion, a shopper’s paradise. There are four main malls in Panama City and each seems to draw tourists and locals inside and out of the heat by the hundreds. While I recommend shopping on the streets such as on Via Espana in El Congrejo the malls are a great way to spend the afternoon in air conditioning, grab a bite to eat and get … [Read more...]
Devils and Congos festival in Panama
(PRnoticiaspanama.com) The seventh version of the traditional Festival of Diablos and Congos in Portobelo, called "The Congos and Devils: Rebuilding Portobelo", was full of activities and above all very striking, tradition, culture, joy and the public. Upon arrival on Saturday March 26 Tourist Facilities Center (CEFATI) of the Tourism Authority of Panama, was … [Read more...]
Latin American Film Festival at Casco Viejo, Panama
(Panama Casco Viejo) This week the Canal Museum at Casco Viejo (Panama) will be hosting a mini Latin American Film Festival. For those who like revolutions and probably blood in your movies, the theme will be “Independence Wars and Revolutions in Latin America”. Starting tomorrow, and until April 27th, most movies are at 6 p.m. See the schedule at the photo … [Read more...]
Casco Viejo Art Block
(Newsroom Panama) Cultural crawling is what the organizers called it, and on a hot hot night in Casco Viejo on Thursday March 31 a crawl it was. Spicy latin Jazz at Divinos Few were inclined to sprint as they set out to sample the pleasures of the area’s second ARTBLOCK and sprinting doesn't allow time to stand and stare. What one year ago was a … [Read more...]
All aboard as Queen Victoria journeys to the Panama Canal
(Palm Beach Post) “Rule Brittania, Brittania rule the waves!” Preparing to board Queen Victoria, one can almost hear the strains of that classic English anthem. Along with her sister ships, Queen Mary II and the newly-launched Queen Elizabeth, Cunard (pronounced Q-nard) boasts it’s “the oldest cruise line with the youngest fleet of ships.” Queen Victoria can trace her … [Read more...]