Casco Viejo
Casco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo Two years ago, I started shifting from the traditional Christmas tree to ones made with recycled materials. The first year I made one with newspapers and miscellaneous stuff I found at the beach. The second…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Casco Viejo`s Friends and Neighbors Association (AVACA) gathered last night at Casa del Horno to celebrate Thanksgiving. At least four or five languages were being spoken in the party: Spanish, English, Italian, French and German. …
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Our beloved Panama Jazz Festival is less than 2 months away! This upcoming year, the fest will be from January 16th to the 21st. Most of it will take place at City of Knowledge…
Read moreCasco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo The Alliance Francaise is presenting for free at the French Embassy in Plaza Francia (Las Bovedas) the show “Dialogue coco- bamboo, Biodiversity, Humanity and Art” by artist Valérie Leblet. The show, which took a…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Yesterday, under the rain, a group of residents in Casco Antiguo went out “guerrilla style” and distributed 18 beautiful garbage tanks decorated by Panamanian artists. Like “positive art bombs”, the guerrilla group moved swiftly through…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo There is always “going on” in Casco Viejo! Here are some of the events coming up: November 30th: Classical music by the National Symphonic Orchestra, at National Theatre. November 22nd: Signum Quartett at National Theatre,…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Wednesday night we went to the award dinner hosted by Panama`s Architects and Engineers Association and Panama`s Architecture School. Every year, these two organizations study a number of buildings from Panamanian designers and award…
Read moreCasco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo Holidays are basically here, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year… tons of things going on, and Casco Viejo isn´t the exception. However, many of the events held during this season in Casco Viejo are aimed to…
Read moreCasco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo A Casco Viejo fan just sent me this article from DELTA magazine… featuring our beloved Casco Viejo! Enjoy!
Read moreCasco Viejo, Panama November is one of those “love `em or hate `em” months in Panama, mainly because we managed (don´t know how, really) to fit all of our patriot holidays in the same month, and as a result nobody…
Read moreCasco Viejo, Panama Trick or Treat! three beautiful kids knocked our door for some candy. Luckily I had some, so I wouldn`t be “attacked” by the fierce pirate or eaten by the Chinese-Ghost- Princess and her ballerina companion. Maybe they…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo During the 80`s and 90`s Casco Viejo fell to its lower point. Completely abandoned, it created a reputation as a dangerous place, not to be visited by anyone. In 1998, when it got designated a World Heritage…
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