The iconic Chiquita Banana Pier (Muelle) has been a focus of downtown Puerto Armuelles since 1936. Here is a photo when The pier was being used to load bananas for export (unknown date). Here is the pier today 2019….
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March 2019 marks the 65 year anniversary of Colegio San Antonio (San Antonio High School) in Puerto Armuelles. The school is a Private Catholic Education institution, founded by Father Jaime Gleason in 1954. The school is located next to the…
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We have all been watching the progress happening at the old airport in Puerto Armuelles with great anticipation. I was able to get in touch with the key people involved in Puerto’s airport renovations and put together an update for…
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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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