According to the preliminary numbers of the Contraloría General, an increment of 25.4% was registered of the value of projects for residential constructions and redesigning and non residential in 2007. Last year there were many ... more
The housing slump has sent many Americans shopping south of the border.Existing-home prices in the U.S. dropped 4.5 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, according to S&P/Case-Shiller. But they are still climbing in much of... more
The Tocumen airport of the Panamanian capital is ready to undertake construction work that will enable to increase its current operation capacity by 38 percent, revealed sources of this sector on Sunday. The biggest Panamanian air term... more
"I originally started off in Costa Rica, as many people in Panama today have done....Sort of on a whim, I went down to Panama for a weekend, and those three days turned into seven, and the next thing you knew, I was moving all my ... more
Panama has a variety of investment opportunities, including a burgeoning condo market in Panama City, miles of untouched beaches on the Caribbean coast and everything in between. While some markets are poised to become overbuilt, other... more
IT'S a Friday afternoon in Boquete, Panama, and the main street resembles Anytown, U.S.A. There is a mom-and-pop coffee shop with round tables, premade sandwiches and a dessert case. Nearby is a tiny video store, with posters advertisi... more
If you travel regularly, it happens eventually. You'll be in another country, lying on a white, sandy beach or strolling through some charming village, when you turn to your significant other and say, "I could stay here for the re... more
According to estimates from the Panamanian Association of Hotels (APATEL) and the Panamanian Board of Tourism, between eight to ten new hotels will be constructed in Panama within the next three to five years, adding an additional 3,00... more
Traffic jams are a part of daily life for the Panamanian motorist. Every day it gets harder to move freely around the streets of Panama City, where there are 330,000 vehicles of the 640,000 total in the entire country. Some 70,000 cars... more
I had decided to take a few days off work and explore some of the lesser known parts of Panama. The real estate and tourism booms in various regions of the country are what keep my finances afloat. But it’s the secret nooks and h... more
