El Rancho is probably the most popular seafood restaurant in Puerto Armuelles, with both expats and locals. The food is tasty and reasonably priced and there is a pleasant ambiance in the outdoor patio setting. If you love fresh seafood,…
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In this video, I am interviewing Joaquin Atencio, at Punta Burica High School in Limones about the Corpachi Eco Trail. If you have not gone on this nature hike, just 15 minutes south of Puerto Armuelles, I highly recommend it for…
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This is the second installment in a series of re-prints of the first hand account of Mark Trafton Jr., one of the original Woodland Banana Farm Overseers in the early days of United Fruit Company in Barú. In this episode,…
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Most folks in Puerto Armuelles already know that we have one of the top ranked fishing lodges in the country, Hooked on Panama, just 15 minutes south of town. Did you know there’s more to the lodge than just fishing?…
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The Film Festival of Panama (ICARO) will be presenting feature-length films and shorts throughout the country, starting this month. Mark your calendars to attend the showings in Puerto Armuelles October 8 to 12, 2018. The International Film Festival in Central…
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Are you a bird watcher? If so, get out your binoculars this weekend and start counting! September through November is the time of year when the shorebird and raptor migrations occur. September 6th was the 2018 World Shorebirds Day. Designed…
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Als Clarals Richards mir diesen Auszug aus einem Buch namens,,en,Bananeros in Mittelamerika,,es,von Clyde Stephens,,en,Dies ist eine Geschichte aus erster Hand,,en “Bananeros in Central America”, by Clyde Stephens, I couldn’t wait to dive into reading. Once I began, I couldn’t put it down! This is a first hand story from…
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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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I’ve been on a tangent researching Chiquita history, which has led to some fun discoveries too. Here are some old recipes that were published by Chiquita to educate the public on the multiple uses of bananas – must buy more!…
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Chiquita Banana (previously United Fruit Company) has a deep rooted history in Puerto Armueles and Baru. Did you know that Chiquita was the first company to ever brand a fruit? Their commercials and marketing were some of the most effective…
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