Casco Antiguo Panama
Panama Casco Viejo This weekend, the whole country will go upside down. Almost everyone in Panama City will travel to the country side, in a massive exodus to celebrate until Wednesday all they can celebrate. Many will be with their…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo Yes, that`s right… This month in Casco has had a bit of everything. On Sunday everyone enjoyed the Super Bowl at El Sitio del Casco (what a game!) and today the whole country will tune into the…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo The 22nd is almost around the corner. People are thinking on what to cook and the upcoming holidays. Yes, Thanksgiving is here and AVACA`s annual party gets better every time. As it has become a tradition, the…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo In May 2012, Panama approved a regulation that will make it easier for people coming from a number of countries to get a resident visa. Here is the list of countries: Germany, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Belgium,…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo Walking by Calle 1era, next to Platea and in front of the ruins of the old Club Union, you`ll bump into “Bajareque Coffee Shop”. Wilford Lamastus from Chiriquí is the owner, and his family has been in…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo Casco Viejo`s artistic devil is moving to a new location! still within the Casco, they are moving just one block away into Calle 6ta. For most Casconians, they`ll know the street as the street of Casa Arias,…
Read morePanama, Casco Antiguo It is always fun to find photos of early Casco Viejo and try to match it with today`s Casco. This postcard seems to be from the early republic, and the corner of 12th with Santa Ana`s…
Read moreA friend just brought me Time Magazine`s April edition featuring Panama on its travel section. And guess what? big photo of Casco Viejo to illustrate what a perfect day in Panama City should look like. And we agree! Waking up…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Today is the last day of the International Film Festival Panama (IFF Panama). During a full week, Casco Viejo has been the host for all the red carpet galas, but also of an interesting initiative:…
Read moreCasco Viejo, Panama Yesterday, at the Canal Museum in Casco Antiguo, Fundacion Calicanto celebrated the 18th graduation of their CAPTA program. This program prepares women from the neighborhood to work as house keepers in hotels, but it actually gives them…
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