There is a passionate group of volunteers that head up the Voluntarios Por Los Animales Puerto Armuelles, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to ending animal abuse and homeless dogs and cats in our beach-side town. The Panamanian organizer (Irma) and…
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Have you noticed that the road construction along the road to Puerto from the Frontera has stopped? Here’s why: The Commission on Public Infrastructure and Canal Affairs recently conducted an inspection of the road widening project between Paso Canoas…
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November 3rd was the National Independence Day celebration and everyone in Puerto Armuelles came downtown to enjoy the festivities. The highlight was a parade with the local schools playing music and performing. There were street vendors with BBQ, cold drinks,…
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¡Feliz día de la Independencia, Panamá! It seems that everywhere you go at this time of year, people are having fiestas, shooting off fireworks, or playing music. School children are pounding away on their drums from morning until after dark….
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Want a chance to win some cool prizes? The periodical called El Siglo (“The Century”) is a Spanish language daily newspaper published in Panama. The paper was founded on January 9th, 1985 and as of 2010 had the largest circulation…
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In the past year there has been an increase in thefts and home robberies reported in the Chiriqui Province. A lot of these reports have been originating in the highlands in and around Boquete, but Puerto has had it’s share…
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This small hotel is almost a year old and everything is in place for a new owner to step in and take advantage of the coming growth in Puerto Armuelles. The business is already making a profit and a new…
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You pass by this little wooden house every time you drive on the road between Puerto Armuelles and the Frontera. It’s located about 300 meters outside of the town of Progresso. Then: I don’t have the exact date of this…
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In spite of decades of neglect, this little house that you pass every time you drive between Puerto Armuelles and the Frontera is still intact. The house is located about 300 meters outside the town of Progreso. It caught my…
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As the 2015 Month of the Oceans drew to a close in Panama, the focus was on cleaning up of beaches around the country. The Ministry of Environment (MiAmbiente) identified five beaches around Panama to undergo an intense clean-up campaign….
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