Casco Viejo community
Panama, Santa Ana, Casco Viejo I enjoy Santa Ana. It is a mess, but I really like it. The plaza is full of trees, and people just “hangs”. We were there because of the PRISMA dance festival: they had scheduled…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo On Sunday, Casco Antiguo`s Neighborhood Association and Sembrarte, a foundation that works to promote art in Panama joined hands to “recycle with art”. Several businesses and residents participated donating recycling material, which was used in…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo If you have never been to a CAPTA graduation event by Fundación Calicanto, you are missing an experience. But no worries, you`ll be able to correct that pretty soon! Next Wednesday, August 28th at the…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Yesterday I passed by Santa Familia and heard laughter coming out of El Cuarto Rojo. Children from APROJUSAN, an ngo that works with kids from the neighborhood were taking aerial dance classes with El Cuarto…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo My brother used to tease me when he bought something from me, he would say: “you see? I get the best part of the deal, I give you some old green paper that was smashed…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Some would say life is about fight, and it certainly is for many in El Chorrillo. Without much educational opportunities or access to permanent jobs, many who might have different talents or could develop skills…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo It is football season in Panama, everyone seems to be aware of when, where and against whom the Panamanian team is playing. Since I cheer for everyone (a bad habit that can get me into…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Yesterday, while doing my home shores, I heard a distinctive flute playing from down the street. I recognized it from my childhood, and I ran down to meet the guy, probably the last one in…
Read moreCasco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo The Saint Malo Music Festival is one of the favorite events of classical music lovers in Panama. It was born as a platform to raise the bar in classical music education in Panama, complementing the…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Walkability! try saying it loud several times together, it can be tricky! but the concept is quite simple: how walkable is the place/neighborhood/ community you live in. This simple fact happens to add and keep…
Read morePanama Casco Viejo, Casco Antiguo Today! black heritage is celebrated with a Calypso party at Plaza Catedral. On Sunday, “Yoga for a Cause” will have a session at Magnolia Inn. This ngo works with children in Colón, at the Caribbean…
Read moreCasco Viejo, Panama, Casco Antiguo Last night, Panama`s Chinese community gathered at the Endara Museum in Casco Viejo to celebrate the roots of their arrival in Panama, more than a hundred years ago. Specifically, 123 years! The museum featured beautiful…
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