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World Baseball Championships - Special bus services for games

The 2011 World Baseball Championships are being held in Panama this year and will start this coming weekend. A special bus service (not diablos rojos) has been ordered to transport baseball fans to the Rod Carew stadium for the World Baseball Championships starting this weekend. Buses, provided by MiBus, operators of the air-conditioned Metro buses, will run from [...]

Gasoline prices down again

It was announced today that gasoline prices in Panama will  fall again on Saturday, September 24 with 95 octane down 30 cents and 91 down 19 cents. This will put the price at the pumps for 95 octane at $3.94,  and 91 octane at $ 3.75. Low sulfur diesel  will retail at $3.69. The new price levels will [...]

Panama Banco National to open new Bank Branch in Mariato

Panama’s Banco National is nearing completion of the construction of their new bank branch, complete with ATM access, in Mariato. This bank will be a great benefit not only to the local Panamanian population and businesses, but also the entire expat community living in or near this town. Expats and Panamanians alike, currently have to travel to Santiago, [...]

White Spider Hammocks of Panama

White Spider Hammocks of Panama Serena is the proprietor of White Spider Hammocks (Hamacas de Arana Blanca) in Malena on the Western Azuero peninsula of Panama, Central America. These specially crafted hammocks are individually handmade by an American (Serena), a local Panamanian named Juan, and an indigenous Indian named Esmeralda. They specialize in making whatever type of hammock you want; big, [...]

Panama Fishing Charters with Captain Jerry

So you want to go fishing for the big ones while visiting the beautiful Gold Coast of Panama (The Western Azuero Peninsula). The best local sport fishing guide, crew and equipment is by far only available through Fishing Machine Charter which is locally owned and operated by Captain Jerry Higdon and his experienced crew. While [...]

Perfect Sunsets

Yes this is what a typical sunset truly looks like most evenings from our homes here in Morrillo Pacific Heights overlooking the beautiful Pacific Ocean on Panama’s Western Azuero Peninsula commonly referred to as the Gold Coast.

Sancocho de Gallina - Stew or Soup

Sancocho de gallina is a staple in the Panamanian diet and is eaten at least once a week by most locals. It is thin in consistency like soup but packed full of chicken and vegetables – mm, mm good. I will post the recipe soon.

Wahoo - what fun!! | fishing

Believe it or not Wahoo is the name of the fish that you see being held up in this photo and is by far one of the hardest fighting fish I have ever tackled and one of the tastiest. These 2 were caught about 8 miles from my home and less than a mile off shore. [...]

Fabulous Artwork Depicting Traditional Panamanian Dress

My good friend, Julia O’Malley-Keyes, is a world-renowned and well-respected artist who has spent much of her time of late here in Panama studying and painting some of the most beautiful scenes one may ever see short of personally seeing these Pollera Dancers live and in all of their beautiful finery and intricate traditional gowns. These paintings [...]