Volcán Barú the highest point in Panama, which also happens to be a potentially active volcano! At 3,474 meters high, the towering Baru Volcano is the 12th highest peak in Central America and the only place in the world where,…
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The first “Festival del Mar” in Limones, just 20 minutes south of Puerto Armuelles, took place on February 14 – 16, 2020. The town put together a pretty good event for their first time and plan to make this an…
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Here are some photos of the new Dionisio Arrocha Hospital in Puerto Armuelles, which opened the doors of Phase 1 on November 6th, 2019. Phase 1 includes External services and Specialized Consultations, Emergency room, Diabetes and the Injection Clinic, which…
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Thanks to a gentle prodding and a local artist, what was once an unattractive tin wall is now a work of art that the neighborhood or San Vicente can be proud of. It started out as a scrap fence of…
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Here are some photos of a trip that Panama’s President Varela took to Puerto Armuelles on September 15, 2018 to see the progress of Del Monte and ride along for the aerial spraying…wait! That doesn’t sound good ~ I’ll do some…
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Chiquita Banana (previously United Fruit Company) was instrumental in the economic growth of Puerto Armuelles. Masters of marketing, they took a little known, tropical and exotic, fruit back in the 1940’s and turned it into one of the…
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The El Carmen neighborhood is nothing if not colorful. Both physically and figuratively! Enjoy this photo montage of some highlights that caught my eye on a drive through this barrio, just south of downtown Puerto Armuelles. Beauty really is in…
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During the community building of the United Fruit Company (later Chiquita Banana) an impressive hospital was built in Puerto Armuelles. The hospital of the Chiriqui Land Company was built in 1932. It was one of the best and most modern…
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May 25, 2017 was an historic day for Puerto Armuelles, Baru when the Bill 488 for enactment of contract 36-2017 was signed. The final agreement between the government of Panama and Del Monte subsidiary, Banapiña, was enacted by the signatures…
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March and April 2017 are tense times in the District of Barú , Chiriqui Province, Panama. Why? The ongoing delays by the Panamanian government to finalize the contract to allow Del Monte’s subsidiary, Banapiña Panamá, to begin operations in the district…
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