Delightful Near-The-Beach Property For Sale

The video, below, is a tour of a delightful property. This property is located in the charming beach town of Puerto Armuelles, Panama. Please enjoy watching the video. To learn more about this near-the-beach property, click here.  This property is located in the Corazon de Jesus neighborhood of Puerto Armuelles. Below is a transcription of … Read more

Trash in Panama – Why So Much Litter & How It Is Changing

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

At Last! Puerto Armuelles’s Town Sign

Colorful town signs have been popping up all over Panama. After much anticipation, Puerto Armuelles has one of its own! (see photo above) Our beach town is coming up in the world! Panama’s national tourism agency, Visit Panama, is promoting Puerto elsewhere too. I was able to photograph its banner promoting Puerto Armuelles (see photo). … Read more

Panama Property Market Heats Up As Country Booms

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Are you a Panama investor who loves data? Keep reading to find data you need about: Property prices Rental returns Mortgages Money laundering Business starts Economic predictions This article is from the Global Property Guide.  They provide financial information for the residential property buyer.  Here it is: Foreigners Causing Price Increases Foreign buyers are pushing … Read more

Panama Loves Baseball – Maybe Chiricanos Love It Most of All

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Updated May 5, 2018 The final series for Panama’s Baseball Championship is on. The first one to take place in David’s brand spanking new stadium. (more on that below) Panama’s 75th National Baseball Championship. Its happening April 27-29, 2018 Sadly, our team Chiriqui Occidental (of Puerto Armuelles) didn’t make into the final series, but Chiriqui (of … Read more

Puerto: Airport Renovation & Commercial Flights!

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Transcription of the video You may have heard that our beach town, Puerto Armuelles, Panama has some big news. Airport Renovation After many, many years of complete neglect, our airport is being entirely renovated. And officials have even told us that there will be domestic commercial flights flying in and out of Puerto. This is … Read more

Day, Time & Location Changes to Puerto Armuelles “Saturday” Market

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The Puerto Armuelles Market has been tweaked. The 1st 3 markets were a success. A change in day, time & location will make it even better. New Location The location is now in a more central spot. It will be at the downtown waterfront park.  The park is located between the bus station and the pier. Go here for … Read more

Property Tax Reform In Panama!

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Big savings for property owners in Panama.  On October 18, 2017, President Juan Carlos Varela passed the most important Panama real estate tax reform of the last 40 years. The legislature had already given their full approval in September by passing Bill 509 after 3 debates. The new property tax rates are effective January 1, 2019. Higher Tax Exemptions … Read more

Tourism Office Now Open in Puerto Armuelles

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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 were the words, “Visit Puerto Armuelles“ We spotted it hanging from an overpass on the InterAmericana between David and Pasa Canoas. Tourism Office Opens in Puerto Armuelles In September, IPAT opened up an office of Tourism in Puerto … Read more

Heavenly’s Hotel Sold!

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Heavenly Hotel is now under new ownership. 3 expats from Boquete bought it. The new owners also own Boquete’s excellent Big Daddy’s restaurant 3 other hotels (all in Boquete) Rumors of Sale There had been murmurs around Puerto for the past 2 months that Heavenly Hotel’s founder and owner, Milton Hutto, was in the process … Read more

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 […]

How To Find Out The Weather in Puerto Armuelles Panama Today

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Puerto Armuelles now has a weather station! It has always bothered me that weather reports for Puerto were actually for David, or even Panama City! For many years there was no weather station in our district of Baru. More recently, there has been a weather station in David. But now, finally, there is a weather station … Read more

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