(Hablaya) In a country known geographically as the heart of the Americas, Panama City is usually the first stop for travelers on a Panama vacation. Tocumen Airport, located 20 minutes from downtown, is responsible for the majority of incoming international flights and for visitors looking for a little bit of city life before heading West, to the Azuero Peninsula, Chiriqui or … [Read more...]
Cinta Costera to be used for Carnival
(prensa.com) The administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority, Salomón Shamah, defended on Friday his decision to hold the Panama City Carnival on the Cinta Costera. Shamah said the event would take place between the Seafood Market and Calle 30. "The Cinta Costera is a beautiful place where we can attract tourists," he said.. The move had been opposed by the … [Read more...]
Couple turns Panama dream into Cielo Paraiso
(Globe and Mail) Nearly nine years ago, Colleen and Raideep Lal decided to give up their high-stress careers at a family label-making business in Toronto to search for a more tranquil place to call home – somewhere surrounded by nature, with year-round warmth and far away from big-city pressures. After much research and travel, the couple settled on Panama and paid … [Read more...]
Taking the pirates’ route from Colombia to the San Blas Islands
Lee Tamplin(WSJ.com) FAIR ISLES Lounging in the San Blas shallows At half-past nine in the morning the San Blas Islands, clustered off the coast of Panama, almost shine like found gems. Like lost doubloons. Like Caribbean treasure. We've been out to sea for three days, and while it's a yacht we're on and not a privateer, the first sight of land quickens … [Read more...]
Yanni to perform in Ruinas de Panama La Vieja
Greek pianist Yiànnis Hrysomàllis says he is excited about his first visit to the Isthmus of Panama. Better known as Yanni, the renowned musician will perform two concerts, one on Saturday, Feb. 12 and another on Sunday, Feb. 13 in the ruins of Panama Viejo (Ruinas de Panama La Vieja), as part of his tour "Yanni Voices ". "I think it will be magic playing under the … [Read more...]