1. writer
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...g a writer, I like the article index. Bookmarked you to return often and peruse your pages. Friend of Panama Centric Sr. Roberto Reid [url=http://thesilverpeoplechronicle.blogspot.com/]The S...

2. Monorails are for Disney!! No!
(Panama/Articles)

...to the person who proposed a monorail in the past. Those days are past history now, and a fresh look at Panama's transport needs should be based on reality rather than soundbites. However, it seem...

3. Cocle
(Panama/Articles)

... Despite much of the hype written on the internet promoting overpriced real estate, the provinces of Panama do not consist of cities with all the facilities known to man. The provinces are where ...

4. Sancocho
(Panama/Articles)

Sancocho Only in Panama could chicken soup qualify as the 'National Dish' At first glance it seems crazy that this is the best Panama has to offer, but don't be fooled. To working people in

5. Controversia
(Panama/Articles)

Controversia A uniquely Panamanian form of entertainment. To an outsider, Controversia has got to be one of the weirdest forms of entertainment on the planet. 2 guys with accordions or guita

6. Penonome
(Panama/Articles)

Penonomé is the central market town of the Cocle province of Panama. Penonomé is an inland town and is named after a local tribal chief, Nomé, who was executed by the Spanish

7. National Holidays and Fiestas
(Panama/Articles)

Panama National Holidays 2009 Panama's National Holidays are days when the whole country closes down and businesses and banks are closed. Carnaval varies each year since it is calculated from the

8. Adios Panama
(Panama/Articles)

Adios Panama At last, I'm free of that crazy city. 3 years of traffic jams, protesters screwing up the main highways, real estate sharks and general mayhem. Never mind all the promotional cr

9. Maxi's photos
(Newsflashes/Newsflash)

For those of you who miss Maxi's photo albums, they are now available on his new site at photos.panamacentric.com This site contains thumbnails of a lot of his photos that were originally on here.

10. Why call a hat made in Ecuador the 'Panama' hat??
(Panama/Articles)

...have been put forward over the years. Most likely it's because many of these hats passed through the Panama Canal or ports on their way to the US and Europe. Ecuador being one of those far away, ...

11. Getting my new driving licence
(Panama/Articles)

Getting my new driving licence Panama goes digital :) About time too, the old licences looked really cheap and nasty, any kid with photoshop could have produced an edited version t

12. Two days in Santiago
(Panama/Articles)

...t down to $11.15 as it was a weekday. The room was acceptable, much the same as any other budget hotel in Panama, The aircon worked, and the screw in thingy in the showerhead was missing........ stand...

13. First Time In Panama City?
(Panama/Articles)

I've been meaning to commit this to writing since I got back from a conference in Panama City. The conference was held this past May in a beautiful setting along with some truly inspirational peop

14. Carnival in the Caribbean
(Panama/Articles)

A Caribbean carnival is held every year to celebrate life. Many years ago, the Catholics in Italy began the tradition of having a costume festival before the first day of Lent. During Lent, Catholic

15. Avenida Balboa
(Panama/Articles)

A preview of the Govt's plans to extend the Corredor Sur from Tocumen, which currently disgorges all it's traffic into Avenida Balboa close to MultiCentro via an overpass above the roundabout connec

16. The Canal
(Panama/Articles)

We could hardly build a website about Panama without mentioning the canal, but why repeat the same old words that are all over the web. Solution, pull the best videos from YouTube qtaL

17. Panama - How the other half live
(Panama/Articles)

 Seen the canal and visited the beaches?............ Time to explore a bit of Panama city you won't find in the guidebooks. Head down Via Espana from the Casino/Hotel area of El Cangrejo

18. Carnavalito... La Pintada
(Panama/Articles)

 Carnaval in Panama City is ok if u want to spend 4 days getting hustled by hookers and pimps, spend your time watching your wallet and generally trying to keep safe. But for real Carnaval f

19. Panama traffic
(Panama/Articles)

Just a short clip to show folks what its like driving here. Right of way goes to the 1st driver to occupy a piece of tarmac. Generally it's safe enuf, the speeds are low so you just need to play 'Ju

20. Let's get the hell out of Dodge
(Panama/Articles)

...oad, a decent surface and an end to the roadworks that plagued us in the past. The whole of the road from Panama city to Santiago is now a full 4 lane highway and easy driving. Santiago was ...

21. Arriving safely
(Panama/Articles)

The airport is located 20-25 kilometers to the East of Panama City, depending where your hotel is. There are several options for transport, Buses for the brave with backpacker type luggage, Taxis in a

22. Welcome to Panama
(Panama/Articles)

Welcome to Panama, where the temperature is 70 all year round, maids and gardeners are $10 a day or less and the infrastructure is the same as the US, pothole free roads etc. Marketing at its best.

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