(Newsroom Panama) Panama’s cabinet has authorized the extra half a million dollars for Carnival syas Salomón Shamah, General Manager of Tourism Authority (ATP), Shamah said Tuesday, February 22 that an additional $500,000 was added to the original budget of $1.5 million, which was says just not enough. Shamah said that the request to the Cabinet was simply "legal … [Read more...]
Carnival time just around the corner in Panama
(Newsroom Panama) It’s all part of a tradition that extends back centuries as members of Christian communities prepare for Lent, a time for prayer, fasting and restraint until the most important day of the religious calendar Easter. While some Carnivals like Las Hablas and Penonome attract thousands of outside visitors and create income earning opportunities for the local … [Read more...]
Panama to clean up Carnaval site
(Newsroom Panama) Health officials are getting ready for a “deep cleansing” of the area near Panama’s Fish Market where the pre-Lenten Carnaval is scheduled to take place. Commentators have described the area as akin to a post WW II bomb site, and a poor advertisement for visiting tourists. Others have claimed that it is an academic matter, as the Carnaval, unlike Las … [Read more...]
Panama Carnaval Route Decided
(Panama Digest) This year’s Carnaval route has been chosen. The celebration, which Tourism Minister Salomon Shamah says could attract more than 250,000 people, will be .6 miles long, stretching from the Seafood Market to 30th street along the Cinta Costera. Shamah said that there will be no culecos – the big tanker trucks filled with river water that hose down … [Read more...]
Panama Tourism manager wants Cinta Costera for Carnaval
(Newsroom Panama) Vía España and the “Cinta Costera” facing Avenida Balboa, are the two routes being considered for the capital's “Carnaval” celebration this year. A view of the future for Cinta Costera? But Panama’s Tourism manger has his eyes set on the Cinta Costera. Salomón Shamah, said he is leaning more towards the coastal strip for the early March … [Read more...]