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Get Blog Posts As EmailsYou might think that our corporate office in Chicago is a far stretch from the wild tropical forest of Isla Palenque – but it’s more of a jungle up here than you would think. A social jungle, that is. While brunching last weekend in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood, I overheard a group of 20-something women [...]
Thrill of the Chase: The Humpback Heat Run
September 2nd, 2010 by EmilyWhale Season is Officially in Session
July 26th, 2010 by FrancesYes, it’s official: we recently spotted the season’s first humpback whales just off Isla Palenque. Humpbacks come to the Gulf of Chiriqui to mate and breed every year, so it is a perfect time to visit. Why not schedule a site expedition and come view these incredible creatures? Here is a video taken last season [...]
Press Release – More Adventure Opportunities Sought by Travelers
January 27th, 2010 by FrancesCHICAGO, Jan. 26, 2010 — Adventure tourism is growing as fast as a zip liner on the fly. According to a 2008 survey conducted by the Travel Industry Association of America, nearly one half of U.S. adults, or 98 million people, have taken an adventure trip. That’s because the industry isn’t just catering to gutsy [...]
Press Release – Whale Watchers Find a Bevy of Opportunities for Observation Along the Pacific Coast of Panama
October 5th, 2009 by FrancesCHICAGO, Oct. 5, 2009 — In addition to traditional adventure activities from sportfishing to jungle canopy-walks, Panama offers yet another exciting opportunity for nature-loving travelers: whale watching. This time every year, astute adventure travelers make their way to the Pacific coast of Panama to take in the playful interactions of hundreds of grey humpback whales, [...]
UPDATE: The Cove
September 11th, 2009 by MarkI posted a few days ago about a place known as The Cove in Japan, and how a documentary seemingly ended the towns annual slaughter of dolphins. In a bit of bad news those dolphin hunts have started again. It has been reported that a few days ago 50 pilot whales and 100 bottle-nose dolphins were rounded up. The [...]
A Whale of a Seaprise!
September 3rd, 2009 by DavidThe following is a celebrity blog from one of my supervisors at East Bay Group, Rick Reikenis. He describes an incident in the vicinity of Isla Palenque that we both had the good fortune of witnessing: Living on Florida’s southeast coast near the beach, I can attest to the fact that, if you pay attention, [...]
Updates on Toilets and Whales
August 6th, 2009 by MarkOk… So here we go again! More Toilets! So you may recall a previous post I did about all the various types and methods of “Green” toilets on the market today. One of which was a dual flush and another being a low flow. While browsing Caroma (a prominent toilet manufacturer) I noticed at the edge [...]
More on Whales
June 26th, 2009 by FrancesBen’s blog post and pictures (and Cedar’s eye-witness testimony) about the abundance of whales near Palenque were exciting and moving to me. I’m really looking forward to being there during whale migration season some time soon. I got even more excited when I saw this piece online in the Latin American Herald Tribune, entitled, “Panama [...]
Whale Watching Worth Billions
June 24th, 2009 by BenAccording to a story yesterday in the BBC, the whale watching industry generates about $2.1B annually. This is great news for us (well, it’s not really news to us, just an excuse to blog), since there’s amazing whale watching just a few minutes from our island. (In fact, according to Cedar, you can even occasionally [...]