Panama Blog
Updated – It’s Happening – Schedule Announced – Big News: Copa Plans 14 flights a Week to David
Now announced - Copa will start the flights between Panama City Tocumen and David, Panama on January 15, 2015. Schedule is: Morning Flights Panama City (Tocumen) to David departs 7:55 am arrives 8:59 am David to Pa...
A Friendly Look at the new President of Panama – Georgia Tech Grad
_ Curious about what Juan Carlos Varela is like? This short video of his recent visit to Georgia where he visited the CDC reveals a sociable side of our new Presidente. It also highlights the connections between Panama and the United State...
High Fashion in Panama Mercedes Benz Style
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week – Panama Panamanians who have any means are very snazzy dressers and Panamanian women aspire to as well as understand high fashion. So, it makes sense that Panama become a destination for Latin American style. ...
UK’s Biggest Financial Magazine Loves Panama
Moneyweek loves Panama. We can expect these kinds of investor raves about the country to keep coming. One of the main features of the article is mining. Just one new major mine in Panama is expected to add a $6.4 billion investment to the P...
Colombia and Columbia
COLOMBIA. After last month’s newsletter, we received a surge of helpful responses letting us know that we had misspelled the country of Colombia. Thank you for the feedback. For the record, it is a matter of pride for Colombians and sim...
Stem Cell Treatment in Panama – Two Men’s Stories
I was fascinated to hear recently that one of our clients in Boquete is traveling regularly to Panama City for stem cell treatment. The treatment is incomplete and while I get the impression they are still assessing its effectiveness, they...
What Should I Expect in a Panama Real Estate Transaction?
This very good article from wealthmanagement.com succinctly explains what to expect when you proceed with a Panama property purchase. It refers to six hazards, but really outlines six characteristics of the typical transaction that are very use...
The Hotel Rooms Keep Coming – Hyatt Place and Grace Just Opened
- Thousands of new hotel rooms are coming on-line in Panama City and the Pacific beaches keeping the prices down. There was a notable spike in room prices from about 2006 to roughly 2010. But all the new hotels coming on line have subdued pric...
Canal Expansion 81% complete – $110 million port expansion by Hong Kong conglomerate
It seems like every week, there is another $100 million investment announcement in this little country. To put things in perspective, Panama's population at just over 3 million is much smaller than that of the Philadelphia metropolitan area....
New York Times features new Gehry Museum
This new museum is certainly getting a lot of press. Here's another article about it just out in the New York Times. Articles like this one have a surprisingly strong impact on tourism. Another $100 million plus investment in the country's d...