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Oct 26, 2017Panama Real Estate

How We Were Scammed In Panama Property Purchase

Despite being self-proclaimed Panama experts, we were once scammed in a property purchase. Being Panama experts means having learned some things the hard

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Oct 24, 2017Panama Real Estate

How To Safely Buy Real Estate in Panama

October 24, 2017 Or Avoid This Panama Real Estate Con Job. Betsy and I always try our best to paint a realistic picture

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Oct 23, 2017Panama Real Estate

Property Tax Reform In Panama!

Big savings for property owners in Panama. On October 18, 2017, President Juan Carlos Varela passed the most important Panama real estate

Oct 22, 2017Life In Panama

Geckos in Panama – You Cannot Avoid Them!

Video Transcription Geckos are a fact of life in Panama This video gives you a little preview of the “World of Geckos!”

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Oct 2, 2017Puerto Armuelles

Tourism Office Now Open in Puerto Armuelles

Over the summer, the National Tourism Ministry (IPAT) hung a big banner with a photo of Puerto Armuelles from an overpass. Emblazoned across the banner

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Oct 1, 2017Moving to Panama

Expat Gives Advice On Shipping Goods & Car To Panama

This is a very useful video if you want to ship all your stuff to Panama. Sheryl moved to Puerto Armuelles in

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Oct 1, 2017Life In Panama

What No One Tells You BEFORE Moving To Panama! – Part 1

Or, Everything You Need To Know About Living in Panama, But No One Wants to Tell You Have you decided that Panama

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Sep 30, 2017Puerto Armuelles

Video: 1st Puerto Armuelles Saturday Market

Missed it? Watch this video to catch the flavor of the very 1st Puerto Armuelles Saturday Market Keep up with news on

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Sep 14, 2017Puerto Armuelles

Heavenly’s Hotel Sold!

Heavenly Hotel is now under new ownership. 3 expats from Boquete bought it. The new owners also own Boquete’s excellent Big Daddy’s

Aug 27, 2017Puerto Armuelles

August 2017 Status Report – Puerto Armuelles Growth & Development

We have been telling our readers for over a year now, that Puerto Armuelles is on the cusp of a big bump in growth. The type of growth & investment that some other parts of Panama started to enjoy 5 or 10 years ago. It seems we were right. Below is a partial list of some recent […]

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Aug 27, 2017How To Be Happy In Panama, Life In Panama

Want To Be Happy in Paradise?

The title of this article contains a huge irony. It points directly at a glaring paradox. The reason many of us

Aug 27, 2017Life In Panama

Frustration in Panama: Employees, Appointments, Electricity & Internet

In last month’s newsletter, I said I would write about the frustrations of living in Panama. Specifically, how life in Panama was a

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