I always wanted to return to the islands and early in 1942 Harriet and I, accompanied by John and Jessie Mase, made a special trip from Puerto Armuelles to Cristobal where we stayed in the Hotel Washington and made arrangements…
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Club Atlético y Social Las Palmas was a facility that CLCo. (Chiriqui Land Company) had in Puerto Armuelles for its Administrative Staff of Departments and some other local Citizens (There was a filter!!!). The main attraction was its 9 hole…
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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: Part 1, 1928: Part 2, 1928: Part 3, 1928: Part 4, 1929:Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10 Regressing a little, Sigatoka (Cercospora musae), a leaf spot disease of bananas,…
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I’ve collected a few photos, past and present, including the demolition and construction of the new baseball stadium in Puerto Armuelles. Read more about the project, scheduled to open in February 2020, here: Brand New Baseball Stadium in Puerto Armuelles…
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Horse racing rider, José Lezcano is among the 15 largest producers of money in US Horse Riding so far in 2019. José is a native of Puerto Armuelles! So far this year, he has won races bringing in over $7.3…
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***If you missed the previous installments, click on the links here: 1928: Part 1, 1928: Part 2, 1928: Part 3, 1928: Part 4, 1929:Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9 With a servant and an occasional baby sitter in the house, Harriet and I…
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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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The lighter-hand system of loading ships was used for about two years until a new wharf and conveyors had been built. All planning and reconstruction work, even down to deep-sea divers, was done by Company personnel – local and transfer…
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