Panama History: Casa Gongora, before and after
The oldest inside joke in Casco Viejo is that it isn´t a colonial city at all. As a matter of fact,
Read morePanama Real Estate: Buying an Apartment in Casco Viejo
Buying a restored apartment is one of the best investments you can make in Casco Viejo. It is an almost risk free enterprise where your costs are known and very little variation occurs. Also, you can get it rented almost…
Read morePanama Events: La Casona says Goodbye!… and Welcome!
For the last two years, La Casona de las Brujas has been the center of the Panamanian bohemian scene. The space located at the old Maria Imaculada School near Plaza Herrera served as art gallery, concert hall, disco, art school…
Read morePanama History and Culture: Casco Antiguo´s 100 Years Old National Theatre
Panama´s National Theatre was literally born with the Republic. The need to build it was at the first Gacetas Oficiales in 1903 - 1904 along with main stuff like a Presidential Palace and public bathrooms. It was the heart of…
Read moreCasco Viejo Events: From opera to photography shows
Panama, Casco Antiguo Casco Viejo, San Felipe August seems to start with great enthusiasm. It is the National Theatre´s 100 year anniversary, plus other events are at hand. Here is the latest on cultural events in the Casco: August 7th…
Read morePanama Art: Collectors attention… Fundacion San Felipe´s annual Art Auction in August
We received a flash note from Quintessentially announcing the next "Silent Auction" of Fundacion San Felipe. This is an excellent opportunity to get the best pieces of Panamanian painters but also Latinamerican art from Colombia and Venezuela, and plus, help…
Read morePanama News: The Director of Casco Antiguo gets interview at La Prensa
The Oficina del Casco Antiguo has been quite busy. From cultural events to the urban planning of the Casco there are very few aspects where they aren´t present. It´s Director is a dinamyc architect with a passion for historic cities,…
Read morePanama News: Marriott International Inc. will introduce Renaissance hotels in Panama
Panama will have a Renaissance Hotel (by Marriott) by 2011. This announcement was made by Edward Fuller, president and executive director for Marriott International in the region, who mentioned this would be an investment of about 40 million dollars. "Panama´s…
Read morePanama Historic Real Estate: Business with Heart
A neighborhood is such a delicate fabric. Only now is Casco Viejo reaching enough residential critical mass to support, for example, a gourmet grocery store. The community is coming together, a fantastic thing to experience. Not only through…
Read morePanama Business: 5 Lessons from Real Estate in Europe to Casco Viejo
Ah! La Bella Roma! From the cradle of Western civilization to a huge melting pot, for those who have visited or lived in Rome it blows your mind away and steals a piece of your heart. But if you actually…
Read morePanama Events: Viva La France Celebration at Las Bovedas, Casco Viejo
The best of the Casco Viejo and the French Expats gathered yesterday to celebrate France´s most important holiday. The party was at Plaza Francia (of course!). Check out photos of the celebration, along with historic photos as far as 1923…
Read morePanama News: Hotel Occupation and Tourism on the Rise
Someone once told me that if he wanted to know who was going to win the elections he would ask a taxi driver. To know how a country is doing on the investment side, my taxi driver is called hotel…
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