Parte 6: Move to Puerto Armuelles By this time Puerto Armuelles had become the division headquarters and, like all company towns, it included most of the amenities for a comfortable home and family life for the employees living there. The…
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Parte 5: The Transition in 1929 Justo cuando estaba terminando la siembra de la granja Guacimo a finales de,,en,El ferrocarril llegó a Esperanza y ese fue el final de la,,en,buena vida "en una granja arbolada,,en,Si te perdiste,,en,algunas casas al sur de Big Daddy,,en 1929 the railroad arrived in Esperanza and that was the end of the “good life” on a woodland Farm. ***If you missed…
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A prominently placed, and obviously well used, copy of “The Birds of Panama Field Guide” is a pretty good clue that there is a birdwatcher nearby. I spoke to a pair of these folks recently and was given some insight…
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Esta pintoresca empresa familiar se ha convertido en un “hot spot” for local food and a cold ‘cerveza’ on the beach in San Vicente, Puerto Armuelles. A restaurant/bar addition to a local home on the corner, a few houses south of Big Daddy’s…
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I have started a collection of menus from as many of the restaurants as possible around Puerto Armuelles, and including Paso Canoas to Punta Burica. Por supuesto, menus do change over time. I will do my best to update them,…
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This completely renovated, semi-detached, 3 bedroom home is ready for you to move in! Homes of this size in Las Palmas, and many needing work, are at least $125,000. Includes a bonus room downstairs with a full bath. $118,000 There…
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No sign marks the home that is a safe refuge for the forgotten elderly residents of Albergue Amistad. As you approach the driveway into the hospital in downtown Puerto Armuelles, there is an incognito cream colored building on the left….
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There is no sign to mark this popular little bakery, though you will often find a line here. As with any bakery, the variety of baked goods is much more plentiful in the mornings. I think they make the best…
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Don Carlos, an iconic downtown restaurant, started by his father, is owned and operated by Puerto humanitarian, Dr. Alberto Carbona. Located across from Malecón Park, with a spectacular view of the old Chiquita Banana Pier, this is one of my favorite dining…
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Lions Clubs International is the largest service club organization in the world, with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographic areas around the world. In Puerto Armuelles, become involved through Lions Clubs…
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