Casco Antiguo, Panama Looking for historic material to write this blog, I found this really cool book (from 1911) with all the gossip about America`s Discovery, founding of the Old Panama City and its later destruction by pirate Henry Morgan, which led to the founding of Casco Viejo, our beloved neighborhood. So, in celebration of…
Casco Viejo, Panama Panamá La Vieja or Old Panama was the first European settlement at the Pacific Ocean. Founded August 15th, 1519 it will be blowing its 492 th candle on Monday! “Panama City” back then was called “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Panamá”…. ok, not precisely a 140-character-Twitter-like-easy-to-remember-name, so not surprisingly it…
Holidays in Cuba evoque sun, guayaberas, music, mojitos and dance. An image of the famous Hotel Nacional, Cuba’s most recognized hotel mixes with glimpses of Havana Vieja and white beaches at Varadero. But few know that Panama and Cuba were sister countries from the beginning, as they were founded almost at the same time:…
Casco Antiguo, Panama It used to be the flag ship store of the Benedetti Hermanos back in 1928. The original commercial space at the ground floor had an elegant glass facade that echoed the look and feel of Madison Avenue shops of the day. In the 50`s it was a well known furniture store, the…
Casco Antiguo, Panama A group of photographers sneaked into the night and took over Las Bovedas. Armed with amazing cameras and tripods, they took photos of everything and anything that passed by, including me and my dog. While I`m sure we ended up as a “study case” at someone`s studio with the generic name “girl…
Casco Antiguo, Panama Art events keep jumping out of the hat! here are three that were sent to us this week: August 9th: CenaCine at Diablo Rosso. Movie Night: NEDS Non Educated Delinquents. Book your space: 228-4833 August 10th: Edmar Castañeda Quartet, National Theatre August 11th: “Two Seasons” Art Show at Los Del Patio (calle…
Casco Antiguo, Panama A client came into our office yesterday and marveled at the thriving activity in Casco Viejo. He pointed out that there are almost no streets in San Felipe that doesn`t have something going on, whether a new business opening or a property under construction. Plaza Herrera, one of the biggest and…
Casco Antiguo Panama Run by Gonzalo, his lovely wife Vani and their partner Patricia Gómez, Ay! Carmela just opened its doors this week in Casco Viejo. It is located at the groundfloor of Casa Antigua, next to Luna`s Castle on 9th Street and BAvenue, just coming up the ramp. The place is cute and has…
Casco Antiguo, Panama Panama has slowly gotten into the “organic” wave. Little by little, small farms are getting their connections and productions worked out and they`re reaching Casco Viejo! This past month, I`ve been keeping an eye out for good products and services. Here are my favorites! Culantro Rojo: Season vegetables, goat cheese, cacao,…
One of the things I enjoy the most in Casco Viejo is the fact that each home is truly different from the one next to it. There are no identical twins here, no “copy – paste” and each one has a history of its own. Casa Vidal , our featured home for sale, is the…