Panama Hotels: Luna´s Castle Backpackers at Casco Viejo
So few times we get to meet the faces behind the places. Daniel, Dan and David are the "3 amigos" from Luna´s Castle, Casco Viejo´s new youth hostal at the entrance of San Felipe.
Read moreSimply Amazing! Panama´s “Die Hard”
I swear I had this great-very-serious article about the gas refinery projects that are coming to Panama, but someone just sent me this amazing picture and I just couldn´t help it. Check it out and you´ll see what I…
Read morePanama Real Estate: How to purchase an unrestored building in Casco Viejo?
I want to restore a building, what do I need to know? Buying and renovating a building in Casco Antiguo is an enjoyable, and sometimes profitable, venture that will be enhanced by a good understanding of the process and issues…
Read morePanama History: Casa Gongora, before and after
The oldest inside joke in Casco Viejo is that it isn´t a colonial city at all. As a matter of fact,
Read morePanama Real Estate: Buying an Apartment in Casco Viejo
Buying a restored apartment is one of the best investments you can make in Casco Viejo. It is an almost risk free enterprise where your costs are known and very little variation occurs. Also, you can get it rented almost…
Read morePanama Events: La Casona says Goodbye!… and Welcome!
For the last two years, La Casona de las Brujas has been the center of the Panamanian bohemian scene. The space located at the old Maria Imaculada School near Plaza Herrera served as art gallery, concert hall, disco, art school…
Read morePanama History and Culture: Casco Antiguo´s 100 Years Old National Theatre
Panama´s National Theatre was literally born with the Republic. The need to build it was at the first Gacetas Oficiales in 1903 - 1904 along with main stuff like a Presidential Palace and public bathrooms. It was the heart of…
Read morePanama Art: Collectors attention… Fundacion San Felipe´s annual Art Auction in August
We received a flash note from Quintessentially announcing the next "Silent Auction" of Fundacion San Felipe. This is an excellent opportunity to get the best pieces of Panamanian painters but also Latinamerican art from Colombia and Venezuela, and plus, help…
Read morePanama News: The Director of Casco Antiguo gets interview at La Prensa
The Oficina del Casco Antiguo has been quite busy. From cultural events to the urban planning of the Casco there are very few aspects where they aren´t present. It´s Director is a dinamyc architect with a passion for historic cities,…
Read morePanama Historic Real Estate: Business with Heart
A neighborhood is such a delicate fabric. Only now is Casco Viejo reaching enough residential critical mass to support, for example, a gourmet grocery store. The community is coming together, a fantastic thing to experience. Not only through…
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