Panama Events: Wine Tasting at Super Gourmet in Casco Viejo, Panama
Last Friday Casco Viejo´s “usual suspects” gathered around the fire (Lorelei´s Super Gourmet) to enjoy the amazing flavors from Argentinean Wine. This time, it was...
Read morePanama Art: 15000 Watts in Casco Viejo
Last night I went to the opening of the show "15000 Watts" at La Casona de Brujas in Plaza Herrera. The show is a meditation on the current energy crisis, in Panama, in the world, and how it touches all…
Read moreWhat to do in Casco Viejo, Panama
Can´t find information anywhere on what to do in Panama or in Casco Viejo? check out my calendar events!
Read moreCasco Viejo´s Urban Composting Contest Results
Almost a month ago we launched an Urban Composting Contest aimed to provide the comunity of Casco Antiguo with a system to not only recycle their organic trash but also to be able to grow food that would balance their…
Read morePanama, Casco Viejo: Art , Tomatoes and San Felipe´s Aniversary
Recycle/ composting success, Art exhibition about energy crisis and Casco Viejo´s aniversary... all in one weekend!
Read moreHow to get a historic apartment for $350,000 or less in Casco Viejo, Panama
Properties in historic areas that have gone through a revitalization process tend to always appreciate. To the point they become very expensive. In Panama, it is still way below the prices of their peers, but quickly getting to match them…
Read moreYahoo Recomends The Canal House Panama in Casco Viejo, Panama
Yahooo!!!!!! literally.... Our Canal House Panama got recomended by Yahoo on today´s cover story on what to do, where to go and most importantly where to stay while in Panama. So go check it out!
Read moreJust meditating this morning… the first rains of the season brought great memories and seagulls
This morning it felt like a scene from Jonathan Livingston Seagull. The sky was a beautiful plomb color, the air felt almost chilli. Hundreds of seagulls flying over the roof catching all sorts of things for breakfast. A bit of…
Read moreFundacion Calicanto: Protecting both the Architectural and Human Patrimony of Casco Antiguo
Back in 1998 things where quite different in Casco Viejo. It was more Viejo than Casco. It was a fragile, run down, un protected site most people in Panama (government and not) had "written off". Back then, a group of…
Read moreLiving in the Center vs Living in the Suburbs… where is a human happier?
Meditating about what has value and what doesn´t is a profound activity, almost zen-like. It has to do with the fundamentals of the property, but on a bigger picture even that is subdued to one and only factor: what makes…
Read moreCaribbean Style Religious Procesion in Casco Antiguo
Just another day in my office and suddenly... tarataraaaraaa.... carnival music and people singing: the classic signs of a religious procesion in Casco Viejo. Everything is a fiesta to us!
Read moreCaterpillar signed contract with Panama
Today, at La Prensa there was a very short article with huge positive impact: Caterpillar Signed Contract with Panama. In less than a paragraph, it mentions that this heavyweight company will...
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