Casco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo Today, the government started to work on changing some of Casco`s sewage pipes and organizing electric cables and communication cables so that they are underground. The street will be fixed after this along with the sidewalks on those areas. The works will cover most of A Avenue and 9th street…
Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo I really can´t tell why. Why do we care so very much about either Barza or the Real Madrid. I mean, after all, we are in Panama. Is it because we were a Spanish colony? don´t think so. But we love them, and depending on which street you are in…
Casco Antiguo, Panama, Casco Viejo When Conservatorio S. A. , a Casco Viejo developer and a Global Vision Award winner, donated free space to the Danilo Perez Foundation to create their music school in Panama, they had a clear idea of what they wanted. Conservatorio had been looking for a way to raise the bar…
Casco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo I came across a while ago with the Spanish edition of The Economist, which normally gathers news of LatinAmerica (mostly focused on Central America, actually). They ran an entire edition on companies that were more than a 100 years old, and Panama had featured two of them: the licor…
Panama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo On Saturday, Casco Viejo got flooded with wonderful music and music lovers. Musicians included Tito Puente Jr, side by side with Panamanian students from the Danilo Perez Foundation. When the festival started years ago (is it eight already?) they presented young talents that were just starting to receive education…
Panama Casco Viejo The Panama Jazz Fest is a wonderful event that gathers thousands of jazz lovers at the heart of Casco Viejo. Getting there through the 300 year old streets might seem like a challenge, but it is really not! with a bit of planning, you can be a happy jazz fest attendant. Here…
Panama Casco Viejo Last night, the Panama Jazz Festival started its four day musical celebration with a wonderful Gala night at the National Theatre. Several artists performed, most looking forward to see Omaira Portuondo and Chucho Valdés from Cuba. But as we always like to remind jazz lovers and attendants to these events, there is…
Casco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo One of the fun things about living here is the number of art events that pop up throughout the year, summer being particularly good! Here is a small calendar I received yesterday, with performing arts and even movies. This is being organized by artist Ela Spalding with support of several…
Panama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo This week, several art events will take over Casco Viejo. Yesterday it was the opening for the Panama Jazz Festival which this year will be divided among events at Ciudad del Saber and Casco Viejo. For those who love dance, tonight there will be a free performance by Milvia…
Casco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo Casco Viejo`s first language school (Casco Antiguo Spanish School) had a fun inauguration last week! folkloric dancing, great food and wonderful company! everyone had an opportunity to check out the installations and enjoy its nice water views. Here are some photos including his Spanish Class descriptions and prices: