Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo This is what happens when you live in Casco Viejo and are plugged into all the community ngo`s that work here: Saturday morning: beach cleaning! help gather material to build a fantastic Christmas Tree with volunteers from the Casco Viejo neighborhood association (AVACA) while helping the environment. Do good in…
Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Casco is getting healthier by the minute. We have our juice parlors with yogurt at 6th Street (Vita) and 4th (VIP Juice), our crossfit gym at Santa Familia on 4th (Alley Cat Fitness) and now a bike rental at 12th Street and A Avenue at the groundfloor of Flor de…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo I`ts been under construction forever, and just a few months ago they started opening their doors as in a soft opening. We decided to go try their restaurant, so went for lunch. What a pleasant surprise! Their octopus appetizer was a full meal, and a delicious one. We tried also…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Tonight is the inauguration of the PRISMA Dance Festival at the National Theater at 8 p.m. But also, more stuff is coming! I`m so glad that there is finally a newsletter from the Institute of Culture with the upcoming calendar… congratulations! Oct 31st: Hamlet at the National Theater. Brought by…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Curated by our friend and neighbor Ramón Zafrani (alias Monchi), this artshow is at Casa Soldado, run by the Spanish Agency of Cooperation. The show is small but deep: the eternal questions of identity and what progress means dealt with beauty and humor. I particularly liked the pieces by Pilar,…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Casa Vidal, a Conservatorio S.A. project, won the SPIA (Panama`s architect and engineer society) award for the Architectural Restoration category. The award was given to the architectural firm Hache Uve, specialists in historic restorations in Casco Viejo. As we have mentioned before, getting anything built in Casco takes team effort….
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Friday night we had a lovely time at Diablo Rosso`s Poetry Jam. The place was packed, and different people read or performed their poems in different styles. From rap to street to a more classic rhythm, from serious to funny, it was a wonderful night I hope it gets its…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo I`m a big fan of poetry jam. I`ve always said that one of the differences between poetry in English and poetry in Spanish, is that the first one was meant to be spoken, as in a conversation, while the second one was meant to be printed and read only in…
Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Prisma is back! Their slogan this year: “Everything you see, Everything you feel”. Love it! This year it includes companies from Italy, France, Israel and more. Check it out: When: Oct 21 to 27th Where: National Theater, Anita Villalaz (Casco Viejo) and Ateneo (City of Knowledge), Kiwanis gym (Chorrillo). Click…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Tomorrow Wednesday Oct 8th, Panamanian Calypso singers will be playing at Teatro Amador. I`ve been a long time fan of professor Leslie George. If you are looking for a fun night, you can´t miss this: