This short video shows how bananas are harvested for shipping. This was filmed in Baru when Chiquita Banana Company was in full operation in Puerto Armuelles. Fazenda Varcli Pinares, Costa Rica! Pura Vida! Posted by Magreb Brasil on Sunday,…
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What was life like in Puerto Armuelles and Baru during the years when Chiquita was a major force here? This video clip from “the good old days” will give you some idea. “Por un pueblo luchador. La vida es la…
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That was what I thought when I walked in on my husband’s barber eating lunch in his shop recently. I asked what the interesting looking dish he had was called and he told me “Mono en Bijoa”. My Spanish is…
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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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The United Fruit Company was an American corporation that traded in tropical fruit (primarily bananas), grown on Central and South American plantations, and sold in the United States and Europe. The company was formed in 1899 and flourished in the…
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This is a photograph of Omar Moreno, a professional Major League Baseball player who was born in Puerto Armuelles. He played from 1975-1986 and his team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, won the World Series championship in 1979. Go to the…
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There are actually quite a few special landmarks in and around Puerto Armuelles, Panama. The most obvious is the old Banana Pier that can be seen from just about any location along the beaches. Some landmarks are obvious while others…
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Baseball is a popular sport and past-time for all ages in Puerto Armuelles. A part of Puerto’s recent history, is the story of one famous professional baseball player, by the name of Omar Moreno. Omar Renan Moreno Quintero was born…
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Puerto Armuelles was a small fishing village until 1927 when It was then discovered by Henry Sterling Blair. Blair was Manager of Chiquita Banana Company in Bocas Del Toro, and came to the area to expand production. The first building…
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