Background: With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. On 7 September 1977, an agreement was signed for the complete transfer of the Canal from the US to Panama by the end of 1999. Certain portions of the Zone and increasing responsibility over the Canal were turned over in the intervening years. With US help, dictator Manuel NORIEGA was deposed in 1989. The entire Panama Canal, the area supporting the Canal, and remaining US military bases were turned over to Panama by or on 31 December 1999.
May 13th 2008Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama City » Casco Viejo Just another day in my office and suddenly... tarataraaaraaa.... carnival music and people singing: the classic signs of a religious procesion in Casco Viejo. I know most people feel a serious ceremon ... 1 photos[full story]
May 8th 2008Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama City » Casco Viejo Thomas was one of our first tenants in Casa Padrós, at the back of the ex music Conservatorio building, in Plaza Herrera. Originally from Holland, Thomas has travelled all around and spent quite some ... [full story]
May 6th 2008Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama City » Casco Viejo Today, at La Prensa there was a very short article with huge positive impact: Caterpillar Signed Contract with Panama.
In less than a paragraph, it mentions that this heavyweight company will move ... [full story]
May 3rd 2008Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama City » Casco Viejo These graffitti pictures were done also by Cisco and Above. I didnīt realize they went into the Santa Familia building, which we are turning into a huge nursery for our urban agriculture project in Ca ... 5 photos[full story]
April 30th 2008Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama City » Casco Viejo Panama is a good place. They are on the U.S. dollar so you don't have to deal with changing figures in your head when buying things like mangos. You hand them a quarter and they give you a big ... [full story]
May 1st 2008Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama City » Casco Viejo So much stuff happening this week I completly forgot about Earth Day!!!! well... I guess my wedding was quite an important event too.
Nevertheless I found two seconds to take these pictures, which ... 3 photos[full story]
April 28th 2008Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama City » Casco Viejo This past weekend was the best weekend ever. I got married right here, in Casco Viejo. It was a simple, fun wedding. Ceremony at the beach with caribbean congo dancing and then a reception at Canal Ho ... 2 photos[full story]
April 25th 2008Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama City » Casco Viejo Diversity is Panamaīs strongest feature. We have so many cultural influences! and not all of them are properly celebrated. So we are very glad to announce the openning of a special gallery where you c ... 1 photos[full story]
April 24th 2008Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama City Baseball...as those of you who have known me for a while know, it has not always been a huge love of mine. However, I think there's some things about it that have made it a love of mine, especially m ... [full story]
April 24th 2008Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama City » Casco Viejo Buying real estate in Casco Viejo is a very different experience from buying anywhere else in Panama City. This is not a mall with thousands of equally looking, lined up products, but a boutique shop ... 1 photos[full story]
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