November is a month full of patriotic celebrations and fiestas for Panamanians. Look for the Panama flag flying all over the country and being sold on every major street corner in the city. Listen for marching bands which have been practicing for months. Watch parades during the special holidays. Monday November 3, 2008: Celebrating independence [...]
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Upcoming Panama Holidays in November; Dias Patrias
Posted in Panama, Panama City, Panama Life, tagged Colombia, flag, holidays, marching bands, Panama, Panama City, Panamanians, parades, patriotic, Spain on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vote for Panamanian Gold Medal Winner Irving Saladino for 2008 World Athlete of the Year
Posted in Panama, Panama Life, Sports, tagged athlete of the year, gold medal, Irving Saladino, long jump, Panama, Panamanian, Sports, vote on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Using the link below, you can VOTE for Panamanian Irving Saladino as 2008 World Athlete of the Year. Everyone can vote. The vote for the 2008 World Athletes of the Year will close at midnight on Sunday, November 9, 2008. LINK: Athlete of the Year. http://iaaf.org/athletes/athleteoftheyear/index.html It was a great moment for Panama as the [...]
EARTHRACE, the Worlds Fastest Boat powered by 100% Renewable Biodiesel Fuel, is moored off TABOGA PANAMA Today
Posted in beach, Boating, Ex-Patriots in Panama, Expatriates in Panama, Isla Taboga, Panama, Panama Canal, Panama Life, Taboga, Taboga Island, Travel, tagged Biodiesel, carbon neutral, Earthrace, Galapagos Islands, Panama, Panama Canal, Pete Bethune, powerboat, SGC Energia, sustainable, Taboga, world record on October 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Moored off Taboga Island Panama today with views from B&B Inn Cerrito Tropical´s balconies is the Amazing Earthrace. This impressive powerboat with its space age wave piercing hull design looked like it had dropped in from outer space. The crew of Earthrace is relaxing on Taboga Island after transiting the Panama Canal before setting off [...]
Fishing Charters with a Local near Taboga Panama, and Fresh Corvina LUNCH at B&B Inn Cerrito Tropical!
Posted in beach, Ex-Patriots in Panama, Expatriates in Panama, Expats, Expats in Central America, Panama, Panama Expat, Panama Expat Community, Panama Life, Panama Residents, PTY Expats, Taboga, Watersports, tagged B&B Inn, beach, corvina, Expats, ferry, fishing charters, Panama, ranchito del cerrito, sea bass, Taboga Panama on October 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Yesterday at B&B Inn Cerrito Tropical we devoured corvina (sea bass) for lunch which was so fresh it was practically still moving when Aristedes brought it back from the beach for our guests. We often have guests who go fishing with a local panga and come home after a few hours with their lunch (Fishing [...]
NEW DOMAIN ADDRESS FOR DESTINATION PANAMA
Posted in Panama, tagged blog, destination panama, domain, technical, web address on October 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Technical Stuff: For Destination Panama Blog readers who have our web address listed in their bookmarks or elsewhere, last weekend we changed our domain to : http//destination-panama-blog.com Anyone using the old address will be automatically redirected to the new one. Thanks for reading!
PANAMA: Get Ready for November Holidays & Christmas. RANCHITO del CERRITO Event Area Ready to Host Fiestas and Casual Meetings at B&B Inn Cerrito Tropical
Posted in Accomodation, beach, Bed and Breakfast, Business, Dining, Ex-Patriots in Panama, Expatriates in Panama, Expats, Expats in Central America, Hostal familiar, Isla Taboga, Nature, Panama, Panama Expat, Panama Expat Community, Panama Life, Panama Residential Areas, Panama Residents, Projects & Construction, PTY Expats, Residential Tourism, Taboga, Taboga Expats, Taboga Island, Tourism, Travel, tagged Activities, BBQ, beach, cabana, Caribbean, cerrito, Cerrito Tropical, construction, events, fiesta, gazebo, holiday, hotel, Inn, island, meeting retreat, no stress, Pacific, Panama, pirates, ranchito, rancho, stress management, Taboga, vacation, wedding on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Press Release Source: Cerrito Tropical, Taboga Panama October 17, 2008 PANAMA CITY RESIDENTS NOW HAVE A NEW CASUAL EVENTS LOCATION TO TOTALLY RELAX & UNWIND – CLOSE TO THE CITY ON TABOGA ISLAND. RANCHITO del CERRITO is now open and ready to book Events or Casual Meeting Retreats. Offering Ocean and Garden Views from the [...]
TABOGA PANAMA ADVENTURES: Pier Repair Underway
Posted in beach, Bed and Breakfast, Ex-Patriots in Panama, Expatriates in Panama, Expats in Central America, Isla Taboga, Pacific, Panama, Panama Expat, Panama Expat Community, Panama Life, PTY Expats, Taboga, Taboga Expats, Taboga Island, Tourism, Travel, tagged B & B, B&B Inn, beach, Bed and Breakfast, boat, calypso queen, Cerrito Tropical, cerritotropical, ferry, ocean view, Panama, relax, stress management, Taboga, unwind on October 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NOTICE: A new adventure on Taboga. They started today to repair the Taboga pier, work will go on until next week and people are transferred from taxi panga boats from the ferry Calypso Queen to Playa Honda beach. As B&B Inn Cerrito Tropical´s regular service for their guests, they send our man Aristedes to help [...]
PANAMA YELLOW FEVER VACCINATIONS- Long Lines at the Department of Health (Salud)
Posted in Ex-Patriots in Panama, Expatriates in Panama, Expats in Central America, Health, Medical, Moving to Panama, Panama, Panama City, Panama Expat, Panama Expat Community, Panama Residents, Tourism, Travel, tagged allbrook, clinic, Corozol, Departamento de Salud, dept. of health, fiebre amarilla, innoculation, Panama City, shots, US embassy, vaccination, WHO, World Health Organization, Yellow Fever on October 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yellow Fever Vaccination Lines Long and Slow. Take a Good Book or Enjoy a Social Morning with Other Travelers. UPDATE: ALTHOUGH SOME INTERNET INFO NOW HAS IT THAT THE YELLOW FEVER SHOT HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A RECOMMENDATION FOR PANAMA (I HAVE NOT SEEN THE OFFICIAL NOTICE POSTED), WE STILL RECOMMEND THE SHOT FOR 2 [...]
Expats and Locals in the Taboga Island, Panama Community, Join Forces to Donate to the Health Center and the Fire Fighters.
Posted in charity, Education, Ex-Patriots in Panama, Expatriates in Panama, Expats, Expats in Central America, Groups and Associations, Health, Isla Taboga, Medical, medical travel, Moving to Panama, Panama, Panama Expat, Panama Expat Community, Panama Residents, PTY Expats, Taboga, Taboga Expats, Taboga Island, tagged bomberos, centro de salud, charity, community, doctor, donations, Expatriates in Panama, Expats, expats on taboga, firefighters, health center, Medical, Panama, panama expatriate community, Taboga, Taboga Island, tabogringo on October 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Medical and other equipment, as well as construction materials for repair, were donated this past Friday by the Taboga Island community to the local health center (Centro de Salud, Isla Taboga); organized by two expat Taboga residents (Tabogringas, they call themselves) to assist this Panama community. Taboga Health Center Because of the ongoing dedication of [...]
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