7 steps to Panamanian Cultural Immersion
Comments OffThere are many ways to enjoy this country which connects South America to North America, occupying the isthmus which forms the land bridge. It is bordered in the northwest by Costa Rica and in the southeast by Columbia. The Caribbean sea lays to the north of this thin country and the Pacific Ocean to the [...]
Panama — The Metropolitan Cathedral
Comments OffThe cathedral is found in Casco Viejo and reflects the Spanish presence due to the building’s dimensions and age. It’s construction lasted more than 108 years, built between 1688 and 1796. It is an example of the religious colonial architecture of Panama. It has a stone carved façade which is flanked by two towers housing [...]
Panama pitches fruit juice, chili sauce, coffee at the Food Show
Comments OffThe Taipei International Food Show serves as a perfect platform for promoting a variety of Panama’s products to the people of Taiwan, said an official of Embassy of the Republic of Panama in Taiwan Tuesday at the opening day of 2009 TaipeiFood, one of the most representative food exhibitions in Asia. “For the past five [...]
A new plan for Panama's Coiba National Park and World Heritage site
Comments OffConservation of one of the greatest natural wonders of the Eastern Pacific took a great leap forward as the Republic of Panama’s National Environmental Authority received the new management plan for Coiba National Park at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. UNESCO, the United Nations Foundation and Conservation International supported three years of effort facilitated by [...]
10 words you will hear in Panama, but may not find in your dictionary
Here are some words that you are sure to hear during your visit to Panama, but may not find in your dictionary. Balboa: (ball-bo-a) Several things bear the name Balboa in Panama, in honor of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, a Spanish explorer who crossed Panama in 1513 to become the first recorded European to see [...]
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