(Panama Casco Viejo) Carnival might be over, but partying is certainly not in Casco Viejo! specially the art type. Next week, we`ll have MACRO, a festival that started last year and blended fashion with photography and art shows. This year, they are moving into Plaza Catedral (last year they were at Plaza Herrera), and will host their fashion shows on the 18th and … [Read more...]
Surfing Santa Catalina, Panama
(SantaCatalinaBeach.com) Surfing in Santa Catalina Panama is world class. Kept secret for years by Panama's surfing elite, word has gotten out about Santa Catalina's consistent and powerful break. Santa Catalina offers the most consistent, easy to line up, big wave in Central America if not all of the Americas. Even still, because of it's remote location and the number of … [Read more...]
2,250 hectares in Panama destroyed by fires in 2010
(prensa.com) There were more than 2,250 hectares of forests, mangroves and pastures damaged by fires during 2010, national environmental authority Anam reported Thursday. "Some 86 fires occurred in Panama in 2010, most of them in the provinces of Coclé, Chiriquí, and the Panama City area," said Helvecia Bonilla, Anam's head of natural disasters. Forest and mangrove … [Read more...]
Playa La Barqueta a Panama Beach Getaway
(International Living) We live part-time in Panama, in a small beach community called Playa La Barqueta (about 15 miles from David). The town of Guarumal, a short bike ride from Playa La Barqueta, has an excellent local restaurant called El Tablado that serves a varied menu del dia for $2.50…and the best homemade limeade I have ever tasted. David is a 45-minute … [Read more...]
Golfers in Panama proving Mark Twain wrong
(Newsroom Panama) Golf has long been a magnet for tourists and, in Panama,for potential new residents, helping to boost the real estate market in places like Panama City, Coronado , Altos del Golf, Brisas Del Mar and Boquete. Mark Twain once wrote: “Golf is a good country walk spoiled.” But, most golfers will tell you that once you have learned not to hook the ball … [Read more...]