The Americas: Forever Changed in 1880
Date: 11/04/2006Balboa had the idea first. Why go all the way around, he asked himself upon discovering the Pacific Ocean. Why not cut through?
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New Panama
Date: 10/08/2006In the 1970s I visited Panama City often as a Member of the U.S. Congress. In Sept. 2000 I returned to Panama for the first time in 20 years, this time as a private U.S. citizen on a business trip. I was amazed at the tremendous change I encountered.
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Splendor and squalor…boredom and bliss-the highs and lows of Panama
Date: 09/30/2006
Author:
Steenie Harvey
Editor's note: We asked Steenie to take a detour. This month, we suggested to Steenie, rather than another Euro-jaunt? why not head west to the hub of the Americas? We'd like a reality check, we told our correspondent, who'd never traveled in Central America beyond Mexico before. See what you, an experienced Euro-rover, think of this country called Panama, about which we wax so poetic all the time. Warts and all, we encouraged Steenie. Tell it like you see it.
And she has. Read on for her uncensored dispatch.
Hello, Mr. Toucan
Date: 08/21/2006You may not know Panama City is a Mecca for nature lovers, where modern skyscrapers and the exotic birds and animals of the rainforest are next-door neighbors.
Read OnUltimate Pleasure
Date: 08/05/2006At our first-ever Ultimate Event, you’ll meet our in-country staffs, our roving editors and correspondents, our top contacts and colleagues worldwide, fellow expats, friends…
Read OnIt’s Still Early in Boom Town
Date: 08/04/2006Panama City right now is experiencing a construction frenzy. Highrises, hotels, towers, condos, apartments, office buildings…new ones are being added to the city’s skyline monthly.
Read OnTaxi!
Date: 07/26/2006You never know what might happen or where you might end up when you get into a taxi in Panama City. Neither can you be sure what fare you might be charged.
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Finca Dracula
Date: 07/10/2006Beyond the gate, the path towards the finca winds through a twilight zone of woodlands. Dripping with Spanish moss, the trees have a distinctly creepy aura...
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