Panama Paradise
Multiple websites and adds mention Panama as Paradise. Is it really? what about Casco Viejo?
Read morePanama News: $8million for Technology and Innovation Awards and COPA becomes a trainning hub for air pilots of the Region
Panama isn´t regarded as a high- tech country, and if you ask anyone (inside or outside Panama) on how techy our government is they would probably give you a blank look. But something is changing radically from inside out. Senacyt,…
Read morePanama News: San Felipe, more than historic buildings
Last Saturday a nice article came out about Casco Viejo (which in Panama is known as San Felipe, Catedral, la Ciudad... so many names!). I looked for it in the electronic version of La Prensa, but couldn´t find it. So…
Read moreLa Casona has New Home!
Home to all Panamanian bohemians and all sorts of artists, La Casona has become an icon for Casco Antiguo. Their model is to enter unrestored buildings and inject energy and creativity. Now, they have just moved to the former Citibank…
Read morePanama News: Bay Cleaning Project has been executed in 21%
While everybody is excited today about Beijing´s dramatic opening for the Olimpics (which, by the way, where simply amazing! wao), another bright sun shined this morning over Panama´s newspaper as they announced...
Read morePanama Surf: Samantha´s Story by Miriam Butterman
Miriam Butterman has always been a Casco Viejo fanatic. She is also a reporter for several publications, including Panama 9 80. Here, her latest article with the story on Samantha, Panama´s female surf champion who grew up in Casco…
Read morePanama News: Oil companies target Panama
While the Panama Canal Expansion has gotten all the national and international media attention, oil companies like Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and Qatar Petroleum have entered almost through the back door...
Read morePanama New Restaurant: Indigo opens at Casco Viejo
A new business has opened in Casco Antiguo! It is called "Indigo", an oriental-mediterranean fusion restaurant ... Where they are, what´s their food, and their unique historic party area!
Read morePanama Hotels: Luna´s Castle Backpackers at Casco Viejo
So few times we get to meet the faces behind the places. Daniel, Dan and David are the "3 amigos" from Luna´s Castle, Casco Viejo´s new youth hostal at the entrance of San Felipe.
Read moreSimply Amazing! Panama´s “Die Hard”
I swear I had this great-very-serious article about the gas refinery projects that are coming to Panama, but someone just sent me this amazing picture and I just couldn´t help it. Check it out and you´ll see what I…
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