Well, here is some interesting news about Boquete in La Prensa that I was not aware of. Always the last to know, but willing to share when the news is relevant to my interests. Lets go for a hike!
The 14-kilometer trail winds through sections of Chiriquí´s majestic Parque Internacional La Amistad.
Environmentalists have inaugurated a new, […]
I posted an article last week about Spain tearing down homes of retirees. Now our neighbor to the west, Costa Rica, is having similar problems. It seems that unscrupulous developers with the help of corrupt local municipal government have built homes on National Park property. In addition many large tourism projects that include residential components […]
Starting at 1,600 feet, in Altos del Maria’s mountainous paradise you will enjoy living in an area blessed with a beautiful landscape, great temperatures and ocean views in a gated community. The entire land area covers more than 5,000 acres, and upon completion the project will consist of 2,500 developed lots of approximately one half […]
Wildlife Extra.com - The first live endemic anoles ever discovered in this region were found in a single day during a biological research expedition at 6000 feet in the Serranía de Tabasara of the Panamian Highlands. As recently described in Herpetologia by Dr. Gunther Köhler and his research colleagues, all of the anoles found in […]
This is a typical headline from the local paper blaming foreigners for problems that don’t exist. Writers always like to use inflammatory headlines in order to get their story read and unfortunately it sows the seeds of nationalistic fervor.
Here is the brief story from La Prensa. My comments are below it.
BRIEFS. Interior
Foreigners exploit Pedasí land
The […]
Panama, December 2, 2007
Jose Arcia-La Prensa
It is the second highest fine for environmental damages ever applied to a private business in Panama. The National Authority of the Environment (ANAM) sanctioned the development group Vistamar, of the Shahani group, which is developing a real estate and tourism project in San Carlos, with $930,923 dollars. The record […]
