Creative collective Porto Diao starts off the fifth year of their famous Panama Zombie Walk, celebrated every Halloween night, in a new venue with new surprises thrown into the mix. Moving out of the Calle Uruguay party district, the zombie horde will take up residence in the historic Old Quarter to create the biggest Halloween event ever this coming Saturday, October … [Read more...]
Roosters fight during their training phase at Dona Cata’s in Panama
Roosters fight during their training phase at Dona Cata's cockpit (Gallera) in the district of Chorrera in Panama City October 23, 2010. Cock-fighting is popular in Panamanian culture where it is common to bet over the outcome for high stakes. Roosters over a year old are selected and trained for two months before they are placed in the arena where it will face another … [Read more...]
18-Hole Championship Golf Course in Boquete opens
(PanamaInvestor)I had an opportunity to visit Cielo Paraiso (Paradise Sky) last month and I must say it is beautiful and the views are truly incredible. It had been well over a year since I have had the time to visit and they have made a great deal of progress under very difficult circumstances. Not only have they been struggling, as most residential projects with a … [Read more...]
Panama jumps eleven spots in FIFA ranking
(prensa.com) T According to the list published yesterday by FIFA, Panama is now ranked 59 in the World Cup classification. Panama was seated in its best position in this classification back in February 2009, when it was ranked 50. In the list released in August, Panama was ranked 70. The world ranking is led by Spain, which won this year's World Cup held in South … [Read more...]
El Burger Bar: An American Classic in Panama
by Panama Gringo Panama is never short on Americanized conveniences such as fast food drive thrus and drinkable tap water. The food scene in Panama never fails to surprise either. In some neighborhoods you can get top quality sushi, traditional Panamanian food, killer pizza and vegetarian Chinese within walking distance of each other. For me this is one of the biggest … [Read more...]