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Update: Due to Panama’s coronavirus quarantine, Easter 2020 will be much different than usual. However, the food eaten will be pretty much unchanged. I hope you and your family are healthy and safe this holiday. A chocolate bunny is my “special” food for Easter, However, Panama celebrates Semana Santa with a more diverse menu. Dessert … Read more
2013 Easter egg hunt crew – armed with plastic bags from Romeros. Celebrating Easter for Expat Kids It can be challenging to celebrate Easter the way you would in the US or Canada. It is hard to find Easter egg dye, plastic eggs, and, hardest of all, chocolate Easter bunnies in your local stores. Chocolate … Read more
Environmental awareness is slowly growing in Panama. Government action to counter litter, especially of plastic, is increasing. Clean up efforts by communities are happening much more frequently, Just a few days ago, there was another beach clean up in our town of Puerto Armuelles. How This Article Came To Be As I was writing about … Read more
About 50 Porteños joined forces to clean up the beaches in Puerto's downtown area. Check out some photos of the April 7th Puerto Armuelles beach clean up, below. With the recent storms, much more garbage than usual ended up on our beaches. This was especially true in the Puerto Nuevo neighborhood. Click on any photo … Read more
In 2014, I posted about paying traffic tickets in Panama. Since then there have been some changes. I have updated that original post to include those changes, such as: More information is available online. For instance, locations of places to pay your ticket and the status of your past and current traffic tickets. Change of … Read more
The other day, I stumbled across an intriguing Foreign Service Journal article. The author expressed an aspect of expat life better than I ever could. Therefore, I present, The Spirituality of Living Abroad, by Douglas E. Morris Life overseas has a reputation for being libidinous, debauched and bacchanalian. Certainly, it can be all of those … Read more
February 12, 2019 President Varela was in Puerto Armuelles yesterday. He celebrated the 1st shipment of bananas by Banapiña. 3 thousand boxes of bananas were shipped to the US. Puerto’s bananas production is finally in gear again. Background As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, it has been a long and complex process to find a company to … Read more
Panamanians dress casually. How casual depends upon where you are in Panama. Bocas del Toro is very casual. Flip-flops, shorts, a t-shirt, or even a tank top is fine. In Panama City people tend to dress more stylishly than elsewhere in Panama. Business casual is more the norm. Suits and high heels are seen more often, but overall […]
WhatsApp. Everyone in Panama uses it. WhatsApp is essential for anyone living in Panama. It really is. And WhatsApp is one more reason to get a smartphone. That is if you are someone still stubbornly holding out on getting one. Find out about your cell phone options in Panama What is WhatsApp WhatsApp is a … Read more
Bananas are easy to grow in Panama. You may even find a volunteer banana tree growing in your yard. One that you never planted. The key to enjoying the bananas on your tree is to keep birds from eating them all. My daughters explain how to preserve your bananas and more in the video above. … Read more
Formerly Sleepy Puerto Armuelles keeps gaining fans. More expats are moving here. Property prices are going up. We are raising our property prices on March 16, 2019. On average, our property prices will increase by 10%. NOTE: Back in November, we posted about a property price increase to occur on January 15th. However, we did not … Read more
Thank goodness! A big boost to the health of Puerto’s animal population is underway. And it is being done in a wonderfully collaborative effort by Dog Camp Boquete Amigos de Animales of Boquete Panama PUPP: a new group of Puerto expats and local Portenos dedicated to the health of Puerto’s animals And you can add yourself to the … Read more
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Titled beachfront and ocean-view property in Puerto Armuelles, from a family that has lived here for over 13 years.
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