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Get Blog Posts As EmailsA listing of most of the large development projects in Central America was recently released by a brokerage firm that has offices throughout region, ranking them by sales price per square foot. I have always been supportive of sharing information and am glad that this firm has taken the initiative to put together such a [...]
Project Pricing in Central America
October 29th, 2009 by Jerrod
The Good Developer
October 29th, 2009 by FrancesDeveloper can be a dirty word these days, and it’s easy to see why. It seems some developer or other is always failing to deliver on promises, or abandoning a project for lack of funds, or committing environmental transgressions. But not all developers are bad. Let’s use Amble Resorts and The Resort at Isla Palenque, [...]
Canal Expansion
October 28th, 2009 by DavidSince its inception, Panama has been known as the crossroads of the western world. As a land-route bottleneck from North and Central America to South America, and with the canal passing through this isthmus, Panama factors into world trade as a crucial point in world economics. As such, Panama has been subjected to the growth [...]
Water World
October 23rd, 2009 by MarkIt’s been a rainy past couple of days here in Chicago and it has water on my mind. Most of the time these thoughts are about what strategies Isla Palenque can use to consume water in a sustainable way while not destroying the habitat or waterways, but lately I’ve focused a lot of my attention on what I can do [...]
Baseball
October 23rd, 2009 by DavidAlthough Latin American countries have always been known as soccer aficionados, Panama has long since been eliminated from World Cup contention and in recent memory has not amounted to much of a force. One reason why the hype of futbol has never quite taken off in Panama quite like in neighboring Colombia or Costa Rica [...]
Direct Flights from US to David?
October 22nd, 2009 by BenA movement’s afoot. I posted a comment on Sam Talliaferros’ blog entry about the subject. Usually I consider Sam’s blog to provide some of the more trenchant insights into Panama, but in this case, I disagree strongly (as you can see in my comment). Sam just doesn’t seem to be displaying the kind of vision [...]
Buying in Emerging Markets is the Wise Move
October 22nd, 2009 by FrancesThis article from the New York Times talks about how developers are going further afield to find that special remote spot that is not only aesthetically beautiful, but an attractive investment in a growth market. That’s exactly what we’re doing with Isla Palenque: developing a very special, beautiful and unspoiled spot in a market that [...]
New Use for iPhones
October 22nd, 2009 by FrancesSoon you’ll be able to use your iPhone to measure the wind speed around your house. Great it you’re thinking of installing wind power!
Budget Travel Finds Virtue in Panama’s Variety
October 16th, 2009 by FrancesIt’s great to see that more and more of the mainstream travel media is showing Panama some love. And why not? This article from Budget Travel points out that whether you’re into shopping, food, history, nature, surfing, snorkeling, fishing, hiking, birding, or dozens of other things, you can experience them all in Panama, at a [...]
Eating Fish to Save the Environment
October 16th, 2009 by BenIn (apparent) contradistinction to an earlier, holier-than-thou, post by Mark, some tourists are actually helping the local ecosystems they visit — and inspiring a new company and business plan — by eating the local fish, as a recent story in this week’s Economist points out.