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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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: Parte 1, 1928: Parte 2, 1928: Parte 3, 1928: Parte 4, 1929:Parte 5, Parte 6, Parte 7, Parte 8, Parte 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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