(International Living) In Panama City you can be as active as you like, and it won't cost you much The first impression is one of noise and bustling activity…a city of steel and concrete. A few days here, though, and you’ll realize the phrase “more than meets the eye” has never rung truer. This is a place where you can have tropical rainforest hikes…Bayside morning … [Read more...]
Finca La Maya celebrations to benifit Panamanian youngsters
(Newsroom Panama) Parties at FInca La Maya near Coronado are always fun but when they are a benefit to the local community, that adds a special flavor to the event. Some of the local kids who receive free art lessonsThe benefit celebration on Saturday 26 February, promises to outshine even the most memorable of previous fund raisers. Festivities will include, live music, … [Read more...]
Surfing the longest wave ever in the Panama Canal
(Ink Magazine) What happens when you put together one of the modern wonders of the world, a wakesurfing boat and a surfer with lots of leg power? Two Guinness® Book of World Records, a four hour wave and some very confused sailors. On March 19, 2011, this will all be tested in the Red Bull Canal Cross when Panamanian surfer Gary Saavedra will go down in history as the … [Read more...]
Panama City : The Saturday City
(Nomadic Matt)Often called the Miami of the South, Panama City is the capital of Panama and very much like the US city of Miami. There are high-rise condos located on the waterfront, lots of traffic, Spanish music everywhere, lots of movements, and an electric energy. But I actually found it to remind me more of Bangkok than anywhere else. Like Bangkok, it was gritty, … [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...]