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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo I love December in Panama, and specially here in Casco where things just happen unexpectedly. I was walking around yesterday, when all of the sudden the SPI band started playing in the plaza. They marched…
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Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Each Christmas I take on making my own Christmas tree. I have already done newspaper, plastic bottles, cans, glass bottles and even using beach pebbles (with the cans). Although the first versions where medium size…
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Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Did you know there is a florist in Casco Viejo? we visited her store in Calle 12 and A Avenue last week with a group we were touring. I enjoy Calle 12 a lot because…
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