Casco Viejo
Panama, Casco Viejo Paul Gauguin lived in Panama in 1887, during the construction of the French Canal. Living in “Panama”, of course, meant to live in “Casco Viejo”, which was the only thing going at the time. Eventually he decided…
Read moreCasco Viejo, Panama It is hot! wao. Yesterday rained “cats and dogs”. But after that, you could feel it, almost like an old friend walking towards you: it is summer! Say hi! And today, here it is: hot, sunny and…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo Throughout the year, local volunteers team up kids to play soccer (in Panama we call it “futbol”). The kids love it, and it helps to keep them engaged, working in teams and out of the streets. This…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo First Street welcomed last week Veggie Moon, Casco Viejo`s first elegant gourmet fish/vegetarian restaurant. Now, before we start mixing labels! I know that trying to pin down this can be tricky. Let`s clarify something right away: this…
Read moreCasco Viejo, Panama Last Friday, Super Gourmet (“Super G”) had its first Christmas Bazaar. Three artists participated, selling their own product: beautiful jewelry, hand made bags using traditional mola designs and even baby products! People gathered around great cheese and…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo Twenty one artists will be showing their pieces at La Petite Bretagne, Casco Viejo`s French creperie starting now until January 13th. The activity will be to raise funds for the ngo “Pot to Plate” which focuses on…
Read morePanama, Casco Antiguo Christmas is here! and events are starting to pile up for December. Here is the short list so far: December 7th & 14th: 5 p.m. Carols at Plaza Herrera, near the Boyaca park. This is organized by…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo I think I might have written about photographer Carlos Endara before. Last week, I participated of a tour to this private museum and ran around like a little kid. I mean, it is so…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo Welcome to the second edition of the Casco Viejo Carols By Candlelight event! Organized by David Young from the Canada Club, this year Plaza Francia will fill in with Christmas choruses and candles. This year performers will…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo A couple of weeks ago we ran into Marcos Cajina from Granada Tiles, a Nicaraguan company that makes beautiful tiles. I didn´t know he had a blog, but when a friend sent us his posting featuring Casco…
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