Celebrate Santa Librada in Las Tablas, Panama

Festival Santa Librada - The Best Way To Get A Taste Of Panama’s Rich Traditions
The town of Las Tablas celebrates Santa Librada every July and if you’re in the area, it’s not to be missed. The town’s population swells during this popular weekend celebration, which is the second largest festival in Las Tablas, next to [...]

Walk A Mile In Casco Viejo

Character Abounds In Casco Viejo
Casco Viejo was founded in 1673 after pirate Henry Morgan sacked the original Panama City - Panama Viejo. Casco Viejo is sometimes called Casco Antiguo, and the Colonial Quarter. Walking through this beautiful neighbourhood gives you the feeling you could be in Havana or New Orleans.

The Amador Causeway in Panama City, Panama

The most convenient way to get to the Amador Causeway is by taxi. From the downtown area it shouldn’t cost more than $5. Taxis are plentiful coming and going to the causeway, especially on weekends. 

10 Things You Must Do In Panama

A Typical Panamanian Mola
Because of Panama’s unique geographical position between two huge bodies of water and its multicultural population, the country has an incredible amount to offer a tourist. Here are some of the things I think a visitor would regret not experiencing while in Panama.

“The Earth is but a Country…”-The Bahá’í Temple in Panama

“The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens.”
–from the Bahá’í Writings.
There are more than four million of the Bahá’í around the world today, spread over 200 countries of all races and classes.
The Bahá’í believes that humanity is one single race and the time has arrived for it to become one family; that the [...]

Ecuador Hats: A Brief History

Straw hats woven from the toquilla plant in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South and Central American goods, were shipped first to Panama before sailing to the rest of the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Reggaetón, Born in Panama, Bred in Puerto Rico

I bet you thought that reggaetón came from Puerto Rico. Actually, it originated in Panama!

Panama’s Lucky Breaks

Thomas Jefferson said, “I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.”
Panama has enjoyed some lucky breaks over the past few years that the popularity and general perception of the country.  These occurances may have been the result of hard work whose luck was long overdue.  But an uncanny sequence of timely events created a [...]

History of Summit National Park

Summit National Park, also known as Summit Gardens, is a forest reserve turned park that is located a mere 20 minutes away from Panama City, in the Republic of Panama. Summit National Park is internationally renowned for having a truly impressive exhibit for Panama’s national bird, the Harpy Eagle.

History of Chorrillo

Chorrillo, located in the San Felipe district of Panama City in the Republic of Panama, is one of the most historically important areas of the city, but coincidentally also one of the most impoverished areas of the country.

History of Metropolitan Natural Park

The Metropolitan Natural Park, otherwise known in Spanish as Parque Natural Metropolitano, is also revered as “the lung of Panama City,” given that the 256-acre park is located just a couple of minutes away from downtown Panama City.

History of Casco Viejo

Casco Viejo, roughly translated to “The Old Helmet,” is the oldest city in the Pacific Coast and a World Heritage Site that takes its visitors in a journey through the ages lived in the Republic of Panama.

On the Panama Free Trade Zone- Zona Libre

Located on the Carribean side of the Panama Canal, and opened for business in 1948, the Panama Free Zone is the world’s second largest free trade zone, after Hong Kong. The Zone itself is a massive 400 hectare area within the city of Colón, Panama.

Information, Facts, and a Brief History of the Panama Canal

Not until living in Panama did I realize the importance of the Panama Canal. Seeing massive ships line up in the Amador Causeway to pass through the canal is certainly a sight to behold.