Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo New Year is coming! 2014 promises to be a busy year, and I`m glad to report cultural events will have a big share of the buzz. Today La Prensa reported a bunch of events throughout the next 12 months, here are the nearest to Casco in geography and heart: JANUARY:…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo When I was little, my grandmother used to do a big nativity scene at the lobby of her house for Christmas. My brother, cousin and I participated putting it together, filling up the “town” with “residents” made of every toy we could find. So if you looked closer, you had…
Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Photographer Ken Milburn always with camera in hand! he sent us this lovely collection of photos he did last week showing the joy of these festivities. To everyone out there who have always kept a small corner of their hearts dedicated to Casco Viejo and its community….Happy Holidays!!!!
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo This week I`ve been taking care of my nephew at my grandmother`s house. One of the many treats of doing it, is that I get to take a look at our old family albums with photos from when the family lived in Calle 6ta, next to the Canal Museum, back…
Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Mother`s day at the American Trade Hall in Casco Viejo was awesome: music, kids running around getting their faces painted, mimosas in every hand, excellent food and desserts. The place looked like a war zone afterwards, kids happily asleep, exhausted after playing so much. Some, like my nephews where still…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo AVACA, Casco Viejo`s neighborhood association has been for the last 3 years doing projects to attack the littering and garbage management in the neighborhood. This year, their flag program is recycling, which has proven to quickly catch up, pulling out of the streets about 10,000 pounds of recyclable material in…
Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Just announced this week, a source of pride for everyone working/ supporting Fundacion Calicanto in Casco Viejo: their CAPTA program won the FT City Urban Ingenuity Awards for Latinamerica. What is CAPTA? in Spanish: Capacitación para el Trabajo. This program trains women from Casco Viejo to be able to break…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Young Panamanian dancers debut as choreographers tonight, at “Young Choreographers” contemporary dance performance at the Anita Villalaz Theater in Plaza Francia. Donation; $5. All this week: Flea Market at Casa Góngora, in pro of Olga Sinclair Foundation. Furniture, clothing, accesories, paintings and more, Casa Góngora is inviting you to pass…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Simply the most ambitious and beautiful restoration done to date in Casco Viejo. A delicate blend of Panama`s tropical culture with contemporary style. Inside and outside connect through triple height glass windows, lush tropical plants inside echo with Plaza Herrera`s big trees. Thoughtful details everywhere, my favorite being the old…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo This Sunday, December 8th is one of the big holiday celebrations of Latin America: Mother`s day. How to celebrate with something different? well, Casco Viejo might be your place to be! American Trade Hotel will have a fabulous brunch at their Art Deco events hall, including jazz and a kid`s…