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The second Panama Eco Fair will be held at the ATLAPA Convention Center October 1-3. This was announced at an event held at the trendy new restaurant Mañoco on Calle Uruguay. Jurandir de Oliveira, one of the organizers said he is elated with the response of local and international participants.
For the third consecutive year Flamenco Marina is organizing an international fishing tournament. It will take place on September 18 and 19 in the Las Perlas Islands Archipelago, with weigh-ins and festivities held at the new Isla Viveros resort community. The event is organized in honour of Andres López Piñero (ALP) – an architect, visionary and founder of Flamenco Marina.
The Punta Culebra Nature Center of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) has a new aquarium. At the outdoor tanks you can pet rays, sea stars, sea cucumbers and other tropical Pacific coast creatures that live in shallow waters. All you have to do is wash your hands first.
La temporada de cruceros de la Marina de Isla Flamenco terminó con la llegada del Sea Princess el pasado 13 de mayo. Este crucero de la línea Princess Cruises completó un número total de 57 cruceros que llegaron durante la temporada que comenzó en el pasado mes de octubre, y se extendió hasta mayo 2010. 
The Hilton Hotels Corporation is returning to Panama. The corporation has signed four multi-year agreements in Panama City. The hotels include an array of Hilton-owned brands: a Hilton, an Embassy Suites, and a Hilton Garden Inn. 
La apertura de nuevas rutas de vuelos o el incremento de frecuencias de las mismas ha provocado el interés de abrir nuevos hoteles, principalmente en la ciudad de Panamá.
Consejo de Gabinete autorizó un crédito adicional al presupuesto general del Estado a favor de la Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá (ATP) por un monto de hasta 10 millones 720 mil 250 dólares, publicó el diario La Prensa.
The good economic growth of Panama during the last four consecutive years propitiated a growth in the Panamanian airline Copa Airlines, which comes to a 10 percent annually.
A very special book has been thrown to the markets specializing in sports fishing in the cities of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London and Panama. 
In the year 2009 the records of the Colon Free Zone Economic Studies, gave as a result that 110.680 tourists realized purchases in this place.
Royal Caribbean has a new ship and a new route for its Colón 2000 home port season beginning at the end of this year. The “Grandeur of the Seas”, like its predecessor “Enchantment of the Seas”, will sail a split season. Its North American summer home port will be Fort Lauderdale and from November 7, 2010 to April 17, 2011 its home port will be Colón.
As well as on a global scale the "higher" building is 'Burj Dubai' with one thousand fifty meters high, at level of Latin America Panama has the "higher building" with 'The Point', with 275 meters, which locates the country in the list of the 200 highest towers of the world.
The Panama International Hotel School, realizó recientemente alianza educativa a través de firma de convenio con la Escuela Argentina de Sommeliers (EAS),certificándole como el único y primer centro de formación profesional para Sommeliers en Panamá; profesión que está volviendo a ganar auge en países con gastronomía y estándares de servicios superiores.
Humpback whales do not usually appear in Panama Bay until May. But this photo, taken on March 12 from the Sea Voyager cruise ship, shows that a Humpback mother and calf are already enjoying their summer season in the tropics. 
Panamá recibió el segundo premio del “CBS Best Exhibitor Awards”, como “Mejor Expositor de América Latina y el Caribe”, en la Feria más grande del mundo, la ITB de Berlín, donde la Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá (ATP) y la empresa privada, mostraron una vez más, por qué nuestro país es el secreto natural mejor guardado del mundo.
183.000 visitors arrived in Panama last January, 10.000 more than the same month of the previous year, which represents a growth of 5.5%, according to preliminary digits of the survey Main Economical Indicators of the General Comptroller's Office.
The Caribbean Archipelago of Bocas del Toro is attracting more and more tourists each year. Its pristine waters, unique culture and great restaurants and nightlife are all major attractions but there are also several activities to enjoy while in “Bocas”. Here are some of them.
El consumo de bienes y servicios por turistas en nuestro país va en aumento, de hecho, Panamá cuenta con el mayor gasto turístico de Centro América. Se estima que el 2009 haya cerrado con un incremento por arriba de un 2% con respecto al año 2008, indica una nota de prensa de la Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá (ATP).
Con una inversión que supera los US$25 millones se construirán 13 nuevos hoteles en el país, tras la firma del contrato entre Interoceanic Hotels Inc. presidido por Lincoln García y Rajiv Trivedi, EVP Franchising de Hoteles La Quinta.
Last year, expat JB Seligman got a wild idea: to throw a weekend of wild fun, games, boat races and music on Isla Bastimentos, in the eco-rich and culturally diverse islands of Bocas del Toro that he calls home. It was a complete success, with visitors flocking from all over the republic to take part in the games or just observe the action from the sidelines, often meaning from a boat.
Coiba Island is located in the districts of Montijo and Soná, in the Veraguas province . The Coiba National Park was created in 1991 and has a surface of 270.125 hectares, of which 216.543 are marine. Due to its extension and the richness of its islands and of the sea waters that surround them, it is considered as a jewel in Panama and in the whole world.
El Administrador General de la Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá, Salo Shamah, como Presidente pro Témpore del Consejo Centroamericano de Turismo, (CCT) recibirá en la ciudad de Panamá, a finales del mes de marzo, a los ministros centroamericanos de turismo para celebrar la LXXIX reunión ordinaria del CCT. 
La Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá (ATP), AEROPERLAS REGIONAL, y un grupo de respetados empresarios, unieron esfuerzos para impulsar un nuevo destino, Pedasí, a través del nuevo vuelo Ciudad Panamá-Pedasí, que comenzó operaciones a partir del viernes 26 de febrero de 2010.
The Panama Tourism Authority (ATP), as part of its strategy of following the recommendations of the 2007-2020 Tourism Master Plan, is contemplating projects for the central provinces for more than US$348.000, such as the signaling of surf destinations, which will be developed this year, published daily Panamá América.
The demand in the market of yachts of up to 300 feet length points to the Marina of Isla Flamenco, due to its capacity to shelter yachts of such size. Besides, its location supports the offer with comparative advantages with other marinas in the market, mainly because of the depth of its port.
The effort realized by the indigenous communities Emberá Quera and Emberá Ella Drua, located in the banks of the Gatún River, in Limón’s district, begins showing off results, published La Prensa newspaper.
An important new tourism fair will begin this year in Panama. The Tourism Chamber (Cam Tur) and the Chamber of Commerce will jointly sponsor the event to be celebrated in October.
The ecotourism in Panama is an industry that is scarcely seizing forces and one of the places that is absent for exploiting is the areas of the swamps, on the coasts, with all the species that coexist in the marshes and in the forests.
The "Enchanment of the Seas" cruise vessel is back in Panama for its second season sailing from its Home Port in Colón on the Caribbean coast.
From this May there came into force the measurement of the European Union (EU) that prohibits the passengers of flights proceeding from third countries to take in their baggage food of animal origin acquired in these States.
Hotel occupation and the facilities of accommodation in the country suffered a descent of 12.2 percent in the period from January until August of this year. Also the busy rooms and overnight stays tolerated a regression of 12.6 and 13.9 percent in this order, revealed the Republics General Controller's office.
Panama's seas will be the scene of a regional workshop on sighting and stranding of cetaceans, which will take place in the summer (the months of January or February) of 2010 and will allow the coordination of efforts to protect biodiversity and sustainable use of marine coastal resources, says a press release by the National Environmental Authority (ANAM).
Amador Heights is a new residential building being constructed in Causeway, near the Canal area, that offers a panoramic view of the new city of Panama, characterized by tall skyscrapers and of the Old City whose epicenter was the Old Town of Panama, declared World Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The number of tourists coming to Panama has decreased was one of the findings of the Tourism Executive Encounter, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.
The white sand of Playa Corona, in the district of San Carlos, will become the second home for dozens of families who have purchased flats at the new Ibiza Playa Corona project, raised with Spanish capital at a cost ranging from $ 10 to $ 13 million.
Ten hectares (about 25 acres) of Metropolitan Park, the green heart of the Panamanian capital, will be reforested, starting this month. The reforestation is part of a campaign spearheaded by the Timberland company, which is located next to the park, in which ten local colleges participated.
Medical Tourism is the fastest growing segment in the health care industry, world wide. More and more insurance companies are including foreign health care procedures in their policies. And Panama, with its first-world facilities and US-trained physicians, is riding the wave.
We are really blessed for living with the nature that surrounds us with beautiful green wealth that, in cohabitation with the structural huts on the seashore, is a temptation to the pleasure.
Air Panama’s service to Bocas del Toro has become more frequent, fast and hi-tech. The national airline began using a Saab 340, a Swedish two-engine turboprop aircraft between Panama City and Bocas. The new plane makes the trip in just over 30 minutes. And flights to and from the increasingly popular Caribbean destination from the capital city are now offered three times daily: early morning, noon and afternoon.
Panama is very lucky for being provided with a rich biodiversity, something that seduces the tourists of all parts, principally of Europe, that come on vacations and to breathing pure air.
Document all violations by your domestic workers. Whether it involves breaking a vase, ruining clothing, denting your car, leaving coins in the washing machine, always write it up and give them a copy. 
Panama has a unique Domestic Workers Visa Program. It is renewable yearly for foreigners hired to work as maids, butlers, gardeners, cooks, and drivers. Legal residents can hire any foreigner to work in their home and get him or her an immigration visa that can be perpetual as long as they re-apply every year. Here is some useful information regarding hiring domestic workers in Panama.
Mary Ellen Smith (the name of the subject has been changed to protect privacy) is an extremely happy woman. After years trying to conceive, she and her husband traveled to Panama last year to undergo an in-vitro fertilization treatment. 
A group of tourism and real estate developers who are developing some of the most spectacular new projects in Panama have come together to protect the environment while developing in secure and sustainable conditions. 
The new “Yachtsman” visa allows for passengers and crew of yachts and sailboats to apply for this visa allowing them to stay for a period of three months if the vessel has a flag of a foreign country. The stay can be for one year if registered as a Panamanian vessel. This should help with Panama’s flourishing ship registry.
Nobody shed a tear for the Multi Entry/Exit Visa when it became obsolete with the new immigration law on August 26. This visa was a cash cow for the government and otherwise a senseless, hidden coming-and-going tax for legal residents and visa holders who traveled in and out of Panama.
Panama is the place where many luxury brands must be due to the economic boom that the country is living. Already the Emporium of Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Carolina Herrera, Salvatore Ferragamo, Louis Vuitton are among the exclusive shops the country has.
Llevan el nombre de una diosa en forma de gato de la mitología egipcia, y hay clientes fieles que dicen que no son sólo eso sino también la mejor veterinaria para las mejores mascotas. ¿Tiene dudas? Permita que la Dra. Claudia Roquer se haga cargo de ellas.
You must fill out the $2 bank deposit slip for "Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores" and then get into the bank teller's line. Return the deposit receipt and the two pink stamps to the Ministry of Foreign Relations. They will tell you when to return (usually 3 or 4 hours) to pick up the authenticated document.
It's not easy getting a driver's license in Panama. Many foreigners living here are used to a simple, fast driver's license process in their home countries. However, I often tell clients "You'll learn Patience while in Panama".
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