How important is it to you that our beaches and streets in Puerto Armuelles are clean? Well, it is clearly becoming more important as efforts to “clean up” our beachside town are getting more action these days! On February…
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“Encontrando el Camino Correcto”, Finding the Right Path, is a program developed by the Ministry of Social Development (MIDES), the National Police and the Ministry of Education (MEDUCA). On November 1, 2018 the Project was launched in the Las Madres…
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In the summer of 1932, with savings of about $300, I went on vacation, flying to Panama City and taking a Company ship from Cristobal, via Kingston, Jamaica, where it loaded bananas, to New York. The ship was filled up…
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There are many ways to explore Puerto Armuelles. You can drive, which can be a bit chaotic in downtown and parking is sometimes a challenge. You can walk, if you have plenty of time. Ride a horse, if you have…
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This upgraded Panamanian home is on the Rio Rabo de Puerco, on the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, in Barrio Rio Mar. There is a bridge across the river that goes right into downtown Puerto Armuelles. The river enters the…
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I missed the exciting life on the woodland farm but with the ‘untouched jungle’ so close to town I could still enjoy the pleasures of nature with weekend walks into the forest. Just looking out of a second-story window alone…
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Republic of Panama president, Juan Carlos Varela, visits the first banana fincas in January 2019, which will have production of bananas for Del Monte to export in February. Progress is finally happening! Video courtesy of 100% Porteños Subscribe today to get…
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President Juan Carlos Varela recently visited the banana fincas just north of Puerto Armuelles, to see the new little bananas ripening on the plants. They take about one month to mature, so in February, Del Monte is expected to export the…
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Part 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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Part 5: The Transition in 1929 Just as I was finishing the planting of Guacimo farm in late 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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