(Midario.com) The season of fairs and festivals of 2011 begins today with the opening of the XXXIX version of the Festival of Flowers and Coffee, in the cool and fertile lands of Boquete. There, foreign and domestic promises to enchant all visitors who arrive at this place, with its many exhibitions and curious crafts, combined with the richness of the landscape. This … [Read more...]
Lost Frogs of Panama
(LostfrogsofPanama) What is it about frogs and popular culture? They seem to be a very fashionable small animal. Unlike insects or snakes, almost everybody likes frogs. It could be that there is not a natural aversion toward frogs because they will generally not bother you if you don’t bother them. Human’s evolutionary history does not include natural selection for … [Read more...]
Panama Jazz Fest After Party
(eyeonpanama) Collaborating again with the Red Bull Music Academy, this year’s event will feature the battle between two of the most infamous underground dance music labels of our time. Visionquest, represented by its visionaries Seth Troxler & Ryan Crosson who will play back to back and Wolf + Lamb, featuring ZEV and a live performance by Deniz Kurtel, a young … [Read more...]
Accessing Casco Viejo during Panama Jazz Festival
(CasoViejo) Can`t believe it: the Panama Jazz Festival`s gala is tomorrow night at Casco Viejo. The big concert, which we look forward every year, will be on Saturday. It is something special to see the Casco vibrating to good feeling and music. People walk around, sit around, chat, laugh and dance. And while everything is normally well organized, the one thing that … [Read more...]
Panamanian Coffee: A Hidden Treasure
(PanamaGringo) I’ve been drinking coffee since roughly the age of ten (mine and grandpa’s little secret) so when I first came to Panama many years later I was ecstatic to try some of the beans this place had to offer. Panamanian coffee has been severely underrated and overlooked in the past; however, in recent years many more coffee lovers, connoisseurs and distributors … [Read more...]