Panama Expat and Travel Blog July Archive

Rediscovering Boquete

07/30/08 15:01

The post that I made the other day about expats leaving Boquete surely discourages some of you on continuing with your plans to go to this region.

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Leaving Boquete

Time and again, I have shown and promoted you to Boquete, Panama, arguably one of Panama's most famous retirement areas. Unsurprisingly, many people leave this place after a few years as more people go in.

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Rebuilding History

History is something which we should never forget and historical monuments need to be preserved but sometimes it is necessary for the sake of development and the safety of the general public to rebuilt certain structures. This applies to the historic transcontinental rail line between Colon and Pacific and the award to refurbish the line has been handed over to big North American company for the next 50 years

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The Symbol of Honour

e all have sometimes travelled in a train but how many times have you ever thought about what goes beneath the tracks? Well I do not mean it in the literal sense of the word but only mean to say that sometimes a lot of unrecognized labour might have gone into building a railway line such as the transcontinental line between Colon and Pacific, where several lives were lost in the process

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Knowledge is Beauty

A country is only as beautiful as its knowledge is spread with the people who haven't seen it. Now I am not demeaning the beauty of any nation but only mean to say that unless someone knows about it, beauty is simply hidden. So a visitor's guide is an absolute necessity for people who visit a region and this is true even of the beautiful nation of Panama which is already famous for its canal

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A Beautiful City at the end of a Beautiful Canal

If you happen to traverse the Panama Canal towards the Caribbean side you would come across a beautiful old city which has been in existence since nearly one and a half centuries. Known by the name of Colon it is not only a big city by Panamian standards but also the second largest duty free port in the whole world. Just visit this page to know more about it

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Much more than Panama Canal

What comes in your mind when I mention the name Panama to you? Well if I can guess rightly for those of you who haven't had the good fortune of visiting the region, then you would surely visualize the Panama Canal. Of course this is a man made wonder which joins two oceans namely Pacific ocean and Atlantic ocean. But there is lots more to Panama as you can read here!

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Lets Roam around in Panama

If you have a couple of weeks to spare and sufficient funds at your disposal - what would be your line of action? Well I for one would certainly like to spend some quality time with my friends or family in a beautiful place such as Panama. If you think along the same lines then simply surf this page which gives different packages for the region for different durations fo time and passages.

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Humble Beginings - Great Achievements

Most major projects and organisations of the world had very humble beginings and this is true for the STRI as well. The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution is located in Panama and is one of the leading institutes of the world for studying biological diversity, after its humble beginings in the third decade of the previous century. Currently the institute boasts of a lot of facilities as you can read here

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