Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo If you are looking for a unique gift to take home, something Panamanian but sophisticated, that was not only made in Casco but helps directly communities improve their quality of life you have two beautiful choices: Papiro y Yo and Karavan. Papiro y Yo works mainly with communities in the…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Just before the ramp that takes you into San Felipe, you`ll see a small pub at the bottom: La Rana Dorada, Casco`s small beer factory. Different flavors and textures, the master brewers and clients at Rana have fun and their product is famous in Panama City. They are also hosts…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo For those with a taste for something new, made to fit, not for a mall, having a personal fashion designer might be a dream come true. Many think this is an expensive dream. It doesn´t have to be. Just call Gisela Sánchez. Now opening her own atelier in Casco Viejo,…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo I`m liking this “Made in Casco” concept every day more. It is allowing me to see this neighborhood differently and discovering cool stuff. For years, I had seen neighbor Mitchelle Quiñones with the most interesting jewelry on her. Never asked where she got it, until this past week when she…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo I couldn´t believe it. I was in a line (and a long one!) to get into Teatro Amador. But it wasn´t the latest concert of the latest celebrity. We were all there to assist to TEDx Panama City, and the conversation was to be about culture and identity. We had…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo You stretch Troy`s hand and you know he must have been a rugby player at some point (and I actually think he was!). His business, Taller Colonial, is the woodshop located behind Plaza Herrera, responsible for the beautiful floors of the American Trade Hotel events center, and general wood work…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo. Checking out old adds from Panama “way back when”, I had a to smile on the sort of items you would find in the stores. Mainly fabrics, oils, leather, lace and other primary goods. Other adds would be for shoemakers, tailors ,pharmacies that knew how to mix herbs , seamstresses…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Did you know Casco Viejo has a 24 hr store? right next to Habana Panama, a small 24 hr store opened. All the classics are there: milk, juice, basic flu medicine, sunblock, and miscellaneous stuff. Welcome!
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo The 100 hotels to visit before you die: Norwegian magazine Reisetips features the American Trade Hotel, Casco Viejo, Panama. What an honor! The article is, well, in Norwegian. But we can get an idea from Google Translations! HERE is the full article, enjoy!
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Hope, but specially change need effort. You need strength to pull it off, specially if your calling in life is to be an entrepreneur. And this is the path ex Casco Viejo gang “Ciudad de Dios” has taken. After going through an intense social program called “Esperanza” (Hope, from Fundacion…