Panama Casco Viejo This is an interesting article that supports what common sense has known for ages: people like living in human scale communities, where they can walk around.  I love the fact that someone else said it, because it…
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    Panama Casco Viejo   AVACA`s 11 days for a better neighborhood campaign started on Friday. Among the many activities is the Green Patrol, a group made of children and volunteers who will patrol Casco Viejo non stop for 11 days…
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    Panama 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,…
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    Panama, 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…
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    A 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…
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    Panama, 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:…
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    Casco 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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    Three days to go!  and Casco Viejo will be the heart of all the red carpet galas for the International Film Festival Panama. Businesses are offering great packages like Clementinas: with your movie ticket enjoy their pre cocktail. Reserve for…
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    This is my small “Earth Day” celebration for Casco Viejo: I went out and took a bunch of photos of the flowers and trees that everyday surprise us with their beauty.  Also you`ll find photos of the new Urban Garden…
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    Beautiful! Volunteers at Pot to Plate in Casco Viejo have started to gear up their workshops for the local community.  They have given a couple of informal ones, but this week they had a “hands on” event with the kids…
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    If you are interested in real estate in Panama, whether you are a broker or an investor, you can´t miss this interesting talk by Kent Davis.  As we say in Panama “zero bla bla bla”, straight forward information from his…
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    The first time I tasted artisanal beer was in Cuba. I remember being amazed at the machinery, the beautiful tanks and pipes… and the product was a lot of fun! Guess what? now we have one in Casco Viejo! check…
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