Parte 6: Move to Puerto Armuelles By this time Puerto Armuelles had become the division headquarters and, like all company towns, it included most of the amenities for a comfortable home and family life for the employees living there. The…
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Parte 5: The Transition in 1929 Justo cuando estaba terminando la siembra de la granja Guacimo a finales de,,en,El ferrocarril llegó a Esperanza y ese fue el final de la,,en,buena vida "en una granja arbolada,,en,Si te perdiste,,en,algunas casas al sur de Big Daddy,,en 1929 the railroad arrived in Esperanza and that was the end of the “good life” on a woodland Farm. ***If you missed…
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A prominently placed, and obviously well used, copy of “The Birds of Panama Field Guide” is a pretty good clue that there is a birdwatcher nearby. I spoke to a pair of these folks recently and was given some insight…
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Esta pintoresca empresa familiar se ha convertido en un “hot spot” for local food and a cold ‘cerveza’ on the beach in San Vicente, Puerto Armuelles. A restaurant/bar addition to a local home on the corner, a few houses south of Big Daddy’s…
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The property tax reform approved in Law 66 of 2017 will enter into force on the 1st of January 2019. It establishes new rates for the payment of real estate taxes. Los impuestos generales seguirán siendo los mismos ~ Estos nuevos,en…
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I have started a collection of menus from as many of the restaurants as possible around Puerto Armuelles, and including Paso Canoas to Punta Burica. Por supuesto, menus do change over time. I will do my best to update them,…
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This completely renovated, semi-detached, 3 bedroom home is ready for you to move in! Homes of this size in Las Palmas, and many needing work, are at least $125,000. Includes a bonus room downstairs with a full bath. $118,000 There…
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One thing I love about Puerto Armuelles is the variety of entrepreneurial street vendors that can be found all around town on a daily basis. Many have bicycles with ice chest, boxes, awnings, and all sorts of creative attachments. …
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