(Panama America) The Mayor of Panama City will install 100 stops for the new Metrobus system, complementing the company currently builds EUPAN. The mayor of the capital, Roxana Mendez said that so far have been installed five stops, and next week will continue with the installation of ten more. He added that officials of the municipality shall inspections in the coming … [Read more...]
Two sides of Panama: Bocas Del Toro and Panama City
(Des Moines Register) During our stay in Costa Rica in February, my husband and I decided the neighborly thing to do was to visit Panama. After a bit of research, we chose two towns: Bocas del Toro on the Caribbean side and Panama City on the Pacific side. Two coasts, two extremes. Bocas del Toro is a typical tropical Caribbean town, except that most of the hotels and … [Read more...]
36 Hours in Panama City, Panama
(NYTimes) AT the crossroads of two oceans and two continents, Panama City is a dynamic metropolis. That’s never been truer than it is today. Everywhere in this steamy, tropical town are foreign investors talking shop in upscale cafes, expat fortune-seekers toasting their fates in wine bars, cranes stalking the rooftops of a skyline that seems to grow before your eyes and — … [Read more...]
Changes made for Centenario bridge rush hour traffic
(Prensa.com) The Ministry of Public Works has announced that it will change the traffic patterns on the Centenario Bridge starting Monday. According to the ministry, from Monday to Saturday there will be three lanes open on the bridge to accommodate rush-hour traffic. From 5:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., there will be two lanes open heading into the city, and one lane heading to the … [Read more...]
Heavy traffic and flooded streets in Panama City, Panama
LA PRENSA / Carlos Lemos (prensa.com)On roads that go into the country, both for the Centennial Bridge and the Bridge of the Americas, occurred this afternoon on the eve of the country on 3 November to heavy traffic. And that is the holiday for the national holiday lasts until the next weekend, as several companies and entities in the State made … [Read more...]