With all that there is to see and do, many people are finding they need more than just a week’s vacation to experience all that Panama has to offer. Panama’s government has put a number of incentives in place for those who wish to live or invest in the isthmus.  These range from real estate tax breaks to ‘instant passports’, easing the way for investors and retirees and driving the impressive...

Panama City is a complex, cosmopolitan city that has undergone a tremendous development boom in recent years, with a throng of high-rise towers now dominating the city space where it overlooks the Pacific Ocean. Luxury storefronts look out over the city’s broad avenues, with brand name goods sold at a fraction of the usual price. Hundreds of restaurants offer international cuisine, and Panama’s...

Given its size and the relative youth of its tourist industry, there is no shortage of activities to keep a person busy while in Panama. The City has its clear attractions, from shopping to nightlife to watching the ships enter the Canal; and the Casco Viejo (or Old Town) flanking the city is an alluring sampling of old-world colonial charm mixed in with chic boutiques and jazz cafes, fusion restaurants...

Living in Paradise at Playa Serena, Nueva Gorgona. My friend and I have been in Nueva Gorgona for almost one year. It certainly doesn’t feel like it has been that long! I suppose that is because we feel like we live in Paradise.  Living in Panama is heavenly but we also live in Playa Serena which is nestled in Nueva Gorgona, so our feeling of living in paradise is doubled. Nueva Gorgona is an old...

The Beaches of Neuva Gorgona have been known always in Panamanian Lore as the best swimming and surfing beaches in Panama, and have been a very popular place for weekend getaways from the city. Nueva Gorgona is a transplanted community as the name implies ( "New") as when the canal was being built the original town was in its path. Nueva Gorgona is 79 km west from Panama City on the Pan American Highway...