Panama 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…
Read morePanama 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 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 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…
Read morePanama Events: Jazz Ttu at National Theatre, Contemporary Dance and Art Auction at Casco Viejo
It isn´t summer, but somehow Casco Viejo hasn´t slowed down too much regarding cultural events. August 8th will have a special presentation of a German Jazz Duet where all profits will go to social work in Darien. July still gets…
Read morePanama Art Event: Sensual Art at Casa Góngora, Casco Viejo
This is not "body painting", claims the artist Ramon Almanza. Throughout my work I always ended up representing the female form and at some point I thought, it would be great to transfer my vision directly to a female body!…
Read morePanama People: Meet Doña Daisy, a true Casco Antiguo Institution
Often your best memories of places where you have been are actually from people you have met. In Casco Antiguo we are lucky to still have with us "antique" residents that are very much part of the different textures of…
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