We were up at silly o'clock for this trip, but we did catch the Bridge of the Americas at sunrise, and that's quite a sight.
It is written, somewhere, that you never get a second chance to make a first impression. That might be true for dates, job
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Panama of course has no shortage of islands, ravishing beaches, and secluded paradises. But this archipelago of around 365 islands and cays (barely 50 of them inhabited) spread over some 300 square kilometres (100 sq. miles) off the country's Ca
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Welcome to February! Since 1970, it's also been Black History Month in the USA, and since 1995 in Canada, as well (whereas it's observed in October in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands). And though the reason for the African diaspo
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Several years ago I visited my good Miami friends Ricardo and Charles at their holiday home in Panama, and apart from the great stuff in Panama City both old and new, I discovered a great little hideaway about two hours from the capital. It's a
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Just imagine this scene – you are lying in a hammock, a gentle sea breeze in your hair. Your favorite book in your right hand, freshly open coconut in the left one. You turn your gaze to the white-sand beach with beautiful turquoise water. You hear
Panama is a Central America country small in size but big in offerings and heart, including history, culture, food, beaches, and ecotourism. This time I'm highlighting one singular spot rich in the last category. Welcome to Soberanía National Park
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Panama is in general not distinguished by cuisine with any particular local personality - it's overall pretty similar to that found all over Central America. But one exception is the tasty meat pie known as the carimañola (shared, as it happens,
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When visiting a fascinating new destination, there’s nothing cooler than staying in equally intriguing accommodations. And so here are 11 of the most fascinating in key Iberia Destinations in Latin America.
The post-wedding honeymoon is a tradition going as back as the 1500s. While some couples go for a day or two, others spend weeks traveling and exploring different places around the world, together. And why shouldn’t they? After all, they have taken t
Celebrating Christmas/New Year's in Latin America
Along with many other cultural traditions, Spain bequeathed Christmas and New Year’s to its American colonies, now the 17 Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America – and while quite a few customs ha
You’ll barely hear a sound, except maybe for the wind and the waves. For there’s a side to Central America’s southernmost country, away from its famous Panama Canal and the bustling streets and towering skyline of capitalPanama City, that still looks
When it comes to shopping on holiday, the 20 countries of Ibero-America are a stupendous trove that reflect the diversity of both their modern culture and their Hispanic and pre-Columbian heritages. Some of the most striking items that decorate my ho
Java hounds sniffing after both a copacetic cuppa and the chance to experience key aspects of history, culture, and ecology relating to coffee in several Latin American countries have the opportunity to have it all in a number of regions which have f
It's been just over 500 years since Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa “discovered” the Pacific Ocean while traipsing across the isthmus ofPanama. That event changed mankind’s concept of geography and the world, and Panama has played a key role i
Panama is well-known for its famous Panama Canal, the modern Panama City, and its idyllic islands. Now, thanks to a newly created wildlife refuge, Panama is one of the best destinations for bird lovers in the Americas. Reently on World Wetlands Day –
Considering a location for my next employment, I thought about the areas I had visited through my world-wide-wanderings as a pilot in the U. S. Air Force and then for the CIA’sAir America.. While I have lived and worked in many nice places, some of
Read more…One day in Bocas del Toro a local dropped by with a parrot to sell me, and while he was there, I decided to ask him about the indigenous culture, their history and traditions. I also asked about their mythologies. "Oh," he replied, "you mean the red
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