(prensa.com) The gala night of the Panama Jazz Festival will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 12 Jat the National Theatre, beginning at 7:30 p.m. The festival itself will run from Jan. 10-15, at four different sites: the National Theatre, the Atlapa Convention Center, the El Panama Hotel, and Cathedral Plaza. Artists for the gala evening include: Danilo PĆ©rez padre, Brian … [Read more...]
Panning For Gold In Panama
(npr.org) She mined that gold herself Sara Taylor is a Peace Corps volunteer based in Panama. She wrote to us after listening to our first gold podcast. ...In "ancient" times, so say my elder village members, the Embera tribe panned for gold in the rivers and found it extremely plentiful. So plentiful in fact that it had very little monetary value to them and … [Read more...]
Panama will host the 2011 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games
(Surfline) The 2011 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games will be held in the beautiful waves of Panama from June 25 through July 3, 2011. Both the ISA and Billabong are thrilled to announce the destination of next year's event after receiving several attractive bid options for 2011. ISA President Fernando Aguerre stated, "The surf in Panama is exceptional, and after having … [Read more...]
Panama orders Quetzales Trail closed
(prensa.com) Following a meeting with the mayors of Bugaba and Boquete, JoaquĆn Castillo y Manolo Ruiz, respectively, authorities of the national tourism, environment, and civil protection entities, informed that, in order to safeguard the lives of tourists and residents of the sector, it was necessary to prohibit the transit through the trail until it is … [Read more...]
Panama Jazz Festival is Coming
(Panama Digest) Panamaās Eighth Annual Jazz festival kicks off January 10 with performances by leading international jazz musicians through January 15. āThanks to the vision and work of many, the Panama Jazz Festival is becoming an event that is a cultural reference in Latin America,ā Danilo PĆ©rez, Founder and Artistic Director states on the festivalās website. āFor a … [Read more...]