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
Check out our expanded & updated info on Puerto’s Places to Eat Neighborhoods Places To Eat We updated & expanded our Places to Eat page to include: Our favorite lunch places More places to eat dinner A Map! – with restaurant locations Click to see this expanded Puerto Armuelles restaurant info. Neighborhoods Discover information on more … Read more
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
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
Check out the Parade & Folk Dances Video created by cienxcientoportenos.com. I simply added the English voiceover. Where The Parade: On the streets of downtown Puerto ArmuellesParade in Downtown Puerto. Folk Dances: in Municipal Gym in Downtown Puerto Armuelles. The Gym is across the street from the dollar store. There will be people from Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Mexico … Read more
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September 2nd is the first one! You can enjoy browsing, sampling, and shopping at Puerto Armuelles Saturday Market. And you can enjoy it the 1st Saturday of every month. With Puerto Armuelles, there are now 3 towns in the Chiriqui Province with monthly or weekly markets. Boquete Tuesday Market Puerto Armuelles Saturday Market Volcan Friday … Read more
On July 23rd, Puerto Armuelles’ 2nd Annual Dog show happened. We stopped by last year. But this year we were in it. Although, that is only because there are actually 2 dogs shows. The more formal one, followed by the more casual dog show. I have captured the causal version of the dog show in the video … Read more
Get ready for a fun time. If I read the poster right, there will be a celebratory parade of people in tipica costumes performing Tamborito music and dancing Tamborito* is Panama’s national dance. You can really feel the African influences in the music. El Tamborito is often performed at formal events, but I think it is best … Read more
This is a heads up to let you know I have updated 2 items: Places to Stay in Puerto Armuelles Places to Stay on Nearby Punta Burica In particular, it has been awhile since I reviewed the accommodations available on Punta Burica. Turns out 2 of the hotels are no longer in business, but 2 others have taken … Read more
One thing you can do in our beach town, is buy fish fresh from the ocean. Reyn, Blaise and I did just that the other day. You can get a sense of what that is like, by watching our video of the event. You can find out more about Puerto Armuelles here. Fish Goals … Read more
It is carnival (“carnavales”) time in Panama. Carnival is celebrated the 4 days prior to Ash Wednesday. For most of Panama it is a family holiday. However, for about 12 towns in Panama, Carnival is a full-throttle celebration with parades, floats, queens, music, dancing, and costumes. I mention which towns embrace Carnival later in this post. […]
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