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

...al occaisions like fiestas and parades.   For day to day wear, but still respectable, the Sombrero Penonomeno is the most widely available. As with the pintado, it often has the dark bands, b...

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

...ly know what a party is about. We spent 2 days at the city carnaval........... then headed to Penonome for the final 2 days of the official carnaval. Plenty of relatives to crash with th...

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

...ese areas, and I'd not been out there for a couple of months apart from my routine trips to visit family in Penonome. Monday, bright 'n sunny morning, picked John up about 10 so we could hea...