Siempre quise volver a las islas y temprano en 1942 Harriet and I, acompañado por John y Jessie Mase, Hicimos un viaje especial de Puerto Armuelles a Cristóbal donde nos hospedamos en el Hotel Washington e hicimos arreglos…
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Club Atlético y Social Las Palmas was a facility that CLCo. (Chiriqui Land Company) tenía en Puerto Armuelles para su Personal Administrativo de Departamentos y algunos otros Ciudadanos locales (Había un filtro!!!). La principal atracción fue su 9 agujero…
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Bill Sutherland, a Company headquarters lawyer in Boston, on temporary duty in Puerto Armuelles and Panama City, and his wife, Edna Mae, were close friends of ours. We had several common interests, among them pre-Colombian history of Central America and…
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***If you missed the previous installments, click on the links here: 1928: Parte 1, 1928: Parte 2, 1928: Parte 3, 1928: Parte 4, 1929:Parte 5, Parte 6, Parte 7, Parte 8, Parte 9, Parte 10 Regressing a little, Sigatoka (Cercospora musae), a leaf spot disease of bananas,…
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Back in its heyday, Puerto Armuelles (previously known as Rabo de Puerco) was one of the most modern and progressive towns in Panama! Besides boasting the largest and most modern hospital in all off Latin America in the 1930’s, Puerto…
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Jhonny Yussef Santos is a 6′, 160 lb. outfielder from Puerto Armuelles, Panama. Santos will be entering his sixth season on the Miami Marlins minor league baseball team this year, 2019. Santos was born on October 2nd, 1996. He signed…
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There are some great old photos of Puerto Armuelles in this video from 100% Porteños. Pictures from the old banana fincas, railroads, and many of the old buildings, some of which can still be seen around town. Enjoy a glimpse into Puerto’s…
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This post is contributed by Puerto resident, David Dell, after interviewing the Blair House manager of over 50 years, Fernando Carrera Rodriguez. I look forward to David being a regular contributor to our History section since he is an avid…
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In part 3, Mark Trafton Jr. describes how the banana farms were started and a little more about daily life on the fincas, as well as the duties of the Woodland Overseer. If you missed the previous installments: Coming to…
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Cuando Claral Richards me dio este extracto de un libro llamado,,en,Bananeros in Central America,,es,por Clyde Stephens,,en,Esta es una historia de primera mano de,,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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