{"id":37986,"date":"2014-07-27T02:49:19","date_gmt":"2014-07-27T06:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/?p=37986"},"modified":"2020-07-29T01:46:23","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T05:46:23","slug":"expat-interview-veronica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/blog\/expat-interview-veronica\/","title":{"rendered":"Expat Interview: Veronica"},"content":{"rendered":"
How I bought the Finca (Farm) \u2013 Our New Home in Panama<\/i><\/p>\n
<\/a>Hello Veronica! So, where are you and Tony from?<\/i> Why Panama<\/i>? You have a beautiful view up here! What made you decide to buy in this location?<\/i> How did you find this hidden property?<\/i>
\nWe are from Vera Beach, Florida and we both have a culturally Hispanic background.<\/p>\n
\nWe have had a home in Central America for several years already. We decided to sell our farm in Costa Rica and move to Panama because of the wonderful people here, the government, and so much more.<\/p>\n
\nWe chose Puerto Armuelles and believe that it is one of the undiscovered gems of Panama. From our new finca we can see Volcan Baru, the Pacific Ocean, Punta Burica, and on the other side of the jungle is Costa Rica (about a 20 minute drive to the border<\/i>).<\/p>\n
\nWe feel lucky to have met a local gentleman in town who agreed to help us. I believe this is a key to success for \u201cgringos\u201d. I am sure the price we paid would have been double if we didn\u2019t have a local negotiating for us. Gringos (Caucasian\/European) all over Central America tend to be charged a higher price than locals for property.<\/p>\n