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Find Us On FacebookI was flipped the keys to the company truck a couple of days ago, and while cutting my teeth on the Panamanian jungle of roadways I made a few discoveries, the most important being the use of the car horn.
In Panama the car horn plays a HUGE roll in driver etiquette and survival.
The Happy Horn [...]
Driving in Panama: Lesson #1 THE HORN
March 5th, 2010 by MichelleCarnavales en Panama
February 17th, 2010 by JerrodForget New Orleans or Rio De Janero, Panama has its own party for Carnival. Although I don’t practice the 40 days of fasting known as Lent, I jumped at the opportunity to celebrate the binge that takes place beforehand. The largest celebration in the country takes place over four days in a small town on [...]
Contemporary Interpretations of Panama Cuisine Classics
January 7th, 2010 by JerrodPanama City has a lot of great restaurants and a lot of terrible restaurants. And, although it can be delicious, traditional Panamanian cuisine can also be pretty uninspiring in the wrong hands. Last night, we were in some very good hands when we were treated to a wonderful combination of traditional Panamanian staples prepared with [...]
Home Sweet Home
January 4th, 2010 by JerrodMoving is a lot easier when you don’t have much stuff, as a I recently learned when I moved from amble’s furnished rental apartment to a larger house in Panama City’s Ancon neighborhood. It will serve as a residence for myself full-time now, and any other Amble employees on a part-time basis. I will miss [...]
Press Release: Geotourism Engages Travelers in Authentic Cultural Experiences
December 1st, 2009 by FrancesCHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2009 — Tourism has undergone a dramatic shift in recent years and many in the industry believe the change is permanent. In the past, American tourists sought familiarity in even the most exotic destinations. Today, the more sophisticated consumer seeks experiences as unique as their destinations. This industry-wide travel trend, called “geotourism,” [...]
El Valle de Anton
November 30th, 2009 by DavidA popular weekend getaway for urbanites in Panama City is an escape to the verdant forests and steep mountains of El Valle. Located an hour and a half to the west of Panama City, El Valle is a small mountain village within the crater of an extinct volcano. With innumerable trails, El Valle [...]
Machetes
November 4th, 2009 by DavidOne of my first moments of culture shock in Panama happened when I went to buy my first machete. Machetes are necessary tools in Latin America, utilized for lawn mowing, coconut opening, bushwhacking, snake killing and a variety of other uses. For me, they had always conjured the image of a precarious weapon [...]
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 [...]
La Pollera
October 8th, 2009 by DavidIt is said that when a certain plants are brought to non-native lands their fruits subtly change characteristics in the new earth depending on the soil. In the case of the pollera (pronounced poy-AIR-ah), the national dress of Panama, this has also been the case. Flowing with ornate flower print ruffles and crowned with baroque [...]
Kuna Yala
September 17th, 2009 by DavidThe San Blas islands, otherwise known as Kuna Yala, are an archipelago of over 350 islands dotting the northeast coastline of Panama. Many of the islands are uninhabited and some are less than an acre in area with just a couple of coconut trees garnishing them in the surrounding Caribbean water.
Kuna Yala is inhabited by [...]