Articles
On Living & Investing Overseas In Panama
Including
Articles On Real Estate In Panama
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Not So Conventional Reasons to Love Panama -
There is no doubt that Panama possesses numerous advantages, including
its strategic geographic location, incentive program for retirees and a
relatively low-cost of living, amongst others. However, some of the reasons
that I particularly enjoy living in Panama are not the most obvious, such
as The Canal (after showing my 4th visitor the Miraflores Locks, the outing
becomes slightly monotonous) or its proximity to Miami (I’ve never been
to Miami in my life!). Certain pleasures can only be recognized after living
in Panama as a foreigner for some time. Apr./07 |
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Classroom On The Panama Canal - Learning about Endangered Primates In The
Panama Canal Watershed -
By Dennis Rasmussen And Iris Broekema - I've worked professionally with
Dennis Ramussen for two years and I can tell you that he and Iris are dedicated
to the Project on Isla Tigre. Their hard work is respected by all who know
them. The islands where the Project is located are the peaks of mountains
that were flooded over and turned into Lake Gatun when the Panama Canal
was built. The primates fled up the mountains as the the Lake was being
created. If you look down into the Lake at certain points you can see the
old, now submerged, forest. One of the few places in the world where you
can see fish swimming through tree tops. |
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History of Tobacco ~ Seeing the Magic of the Cigar Rollers of La Pintada
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Tobacco is a powerful plant. It pulls hard on the nutrients in the soil.
It pulls hard on those who roll it into cigars. And those that smoke it
are pulled in by its powers of relaxation. In the central province of Cocle,
Panama there lies a small-town named La Pintada that few people have ever
heard of. And in this small-town a long tradition of making high-quality
cigars has persisted over the last two decades. If you like tobacco and
beautiful landscapes, then you should visit La Pintada. |
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Moving Retirement ~ In Search of the Perfect Place ~ From Western Europe
to Africa to Palm Springs to South America and back to Panama
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Cal Kiddy has seen the world. He's reaching retirement age and has considered
all his old stomping grounds as a place to hang his hat for the last time.
"Holland is too cold, Britain's too stuffy, and Spain's full of British
louts," he says. He tried Florida, Arizona, and Palm Springs where he currently
resides. Of all the places in Central and South America he's visited, Panama
keeps calling him back. And, there is where he's heading. He's driving
there in his trusty BMW, and he wants advice if you have any. |
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Paradise On Water ~ Talking With Expats In Bocas Del Toro
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By Zvia Leibler-Danon - There has been a lot of talk over the past few
years about Bocas del Toro, located on Panama's northeastern Caribbean
coast. A number of expats are now fulfilling their dream of living in a
tropical paradise by buying property in Bocas. Find out what it takes to
make it in Bocas and what is daily life like for expats who have made it
their home. The water, the sun and the forest are attracting people all
the time. See if Bocas is a place you might want to settle down in for
a couple or years or a spot where you might want to own some land. |
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Tale of Two Low-Cost Retirement Towns - Corozal in Belize and Boquete in
Panama -
With millions of Americans and Canadian baby boomers just a bank CD or
two away from retirement, the race to find low-cost retirement destinations
is off and running. That’s particularly true in Mexico and Central
America, where many prospective expat gringos see the potential of stretching
their dollars and living better for less than is possible back home, yet
being within two to four hours by jet from their old home towns. By Lan
Sluder |
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Quiel ~ Boquete And Isla Grande -
I don’t recommend you driving straight through from Panama City to Boquete;
the drive is very difficult and tiring and takes six-hours to complete.
Fly and then rent a car. The drive to Boquete takes you right down the
spine of Panama through the most important provincial towns in the county.
One such town is Aguadulce. Aguadulce is a small town famous for its sugarcane
plantations, hot summers and summer fairs; if you visit the town you might
want to visit the saltwater tide pools nearby. They are located nine miles
from Aguadulce after the salt flats, the place is called Las Piscinas.
I’ve never been, but hope to go soon. |
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| Altos
del Maria - Another Look -
I recently visited Altos del Maria and enjoyed seeing how the project is
developing. As part of my visit I was able to meet with some of the new
residents of the community. All told me they were happy to be living in
Altos del Maria: clean environment, friendly neighbors and plenty to do.
If you are thinking about investing in property overseas then Altos del
Maria might be the place for you. |
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Del Maria: Live In A Garden In The Mountains Of Panama
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The temperature is 75 degrees, there is no humidity, I can see for hundreds
of miles, out over the oceans, both oceans, the Atlantic and the Pacific,
there are flowers and trees everywhere, two rivers, hiking trails, dozens
of creeks, beautiful houses, excellent neighbors, paved roads, electricity,
telephone, internet connections, Direct TV, pine trees, waterfalls, a heliport,
and I'm 20 minutes by car from the beach and 20 minutes from a golf course. |
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Short Hops From Panama City ~ Rest And Relax Near The City
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There is a lot to see near Panama City. You can be in the jungle in 40
minutes and out on Contadora Island in 20 minutes. Panama is one of the
few countries in North or South America that has not systematically killed
off its indigenous population. In fact U.S. astronauts used to train with
the Kuna Indians out on the San Blas islands in order to prepare themselves
for space travel. And a visit to an indigenous community in Panama might
put you in a better space, also. |
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| An
Interview With John Carlson ~ Talking With An Old Hand About Investing
In Panama -
John Carlson has a lot of experience in Panama as a businessman. He came
to Panama with his father in 1953 and has stayed ever since. He offers
the potential investor in Panama some words of caution about what to look
out for if you are thinking about investing in Panama. |
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Havens ~ Panama:Still the World’s Most Useful Asset Haven
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Panama continues as one of the world’s best tax and asset protection havens,
and it also offers several options for tax-advantaged residency. That’s
a considered opinion The Sovereign Society has espoused for several years,
based on hard facts about this strategically located central American isthmus,
the so called “Land Between the Seas,” best known for its famous canal. |
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| Carnaval
2003 - Hanging In -
Carnaval turned out fine this year. If you've done a number of Carnavals
then you know that sometimes things can go wrong. This year we spent most
of Carnaval in Panama at the house on Isla Grande. Later we went to the
Pacific Coast and finally ended up in Panama City. And that old Carnaval
hangover just won't go away. |
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| Carnival
2004 - Friends, Tight Spaces And Bells Scotch -
Carnival 2004 started with an emergency operation on Friday morning that
landed me in the hospital - I didn’t have the operation. Luckily,
we were able to leave the hospital Friday night and I was able to return
to my house by Saturday morning. And so Friday night we began celebrating
Carnival. This Carnival we didn’t go anywhere, which was what we wanted.
Rather, it was a Carnival filled with hermetically sealed rooms, sick people,
guests, DVDs and real estate talk - all with very good air condtioning
in the background. |
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| Case
Study: Emergency Medical Aid in a Remote Coastal Area of Panama - Case
Closed -
John Anderton was sailing his way south from his home in San Francisco
Bay. Off the western coast of Panama, he was stricken with an illness that
needed immediate emergency medical care. He found it. Anderton writes,
"I had to put all my trust in the local population, and they couldn't have
treated me better. The hospital experience was a bigger ordeal than it
would have been had I been fluent in Spanish, but the doctors had all been
trained in the U.S., and the staff of the 300-bed regional facility were
excellent. The total cost for my six days in the hospital - including IVs,
12 x-rays, an exploratory look around my insides with a camera, surgery
under anesthesia, and all medications - came to just US$390! Furthermore,
an emergency room nurse gave me a ride to the local Price Costco, so I
could use the ATM machine to get some money to pay the bill." |
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