Casco Viejo, Panama Yesterday, at the Canal Museum in Casco Antiguo, Fundacion Calicanto celebrated the 18th graduation of their CAPTA program. This program prepares women from the neighborhood to work as house keepers in hotels, but it actually gives them much more: the full cycle includes self esteem modules that help them effectively break the…
Three days to go! and Casco Viejo will be the heart of all the red carpet galas for the International Film Festival Panama. Businesses are offering great packages like Clementinas: with your movie ticket enjoy their pre cocktail. Reserve for dinner and enjoy their valet parking and golf cart pick up/ drop off to the…
This is my small “Earth Day” celebration for Casco Viejo: I went out and took a bunch of photos of the flowers and trees that everyday surprise us with their beauty. Also you`ll find photos of the new Urban Garden at Calle 4ta and just greenery that sticks out from balconies and windows. “Like a…
Beautiful! Volunteers at Pot to Plate in Casco Viejo have started to gear up their workshops for the local community. They have given a couple of informal ones, but this week they had a “hands on” event with the kids at Aprojusan, an NGO that works with children of Casco Viejo and is located at…
If you are interested in real estate in Panama, whether you are a broker or an investor, you can´t miss this interesting talk by Kent Davis. As we say in Panama “zero bla bla bla”, straight forward information from his database. What is selling… and what is not! (and who is buying… at what prices!)….
The first time I tasted artisanal beer was in Cuba. I remember being amazed at the machinery, the beautiful tanks and pipes… and the product was a lot of fun! Guess what? now we have one in Casco Viejo! check out La Rana Dorada: Located in front of the Centenario park in Casco Viejo, just…
Every time I enter Papiro y Yo I end up wanting to buy the entire store. It is one of my favorite places to get small gifts when I travel (and just for myself). They have a beautiful collection of things ranging from jewelry made with recycled materials (even fish scales, which was the traditional…
The German Embassy in Panama and the Asociacion Nacional de Conciertos are hosting a beautiful a capella concert this Easter weekend. The performance will be at the National Theatre, check out details here:
Henk Van der Kolk, his wife Yanka and their partner Pituka Heilbron are a dynamic trio. They are organizing for the first time in Panama an international film festival, based on Henk`s experience creating the Toronto Film Festival. Yesterday, we met with Pituka and we learned that the festival will be hosting all its gala…
This weekend, a special event put in the map of young Panamanians two historic towns that are also UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Panama La Vieja and Casco Viejo. Gabo Castillo from Hip Magazine and clothing designer Annie Chajin decided to do a “man to man” (or woman?) competition to see who could get the best…