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Former Panamanian Dictator, Dead

Former Panamanian Dictator, Dead

The military commander, CIA spy, drug trafficker, and tyrant, convicted killer: The strongman Gen. Manuel Noriega wore many labels amid his convoluted way to — and fall from — the statures of powers in Panama. Reporting Noriega's demise at age 83 Tuesday, Panama's president said it "shuts a part in our history." Panama's President Juan Carlos Varela reported Noriega's demise through Twitter. And...

The Diverse Culture of Panama

The Diverse Culture of Panama

This tiny country of Panama packs a great deal of diversity into a small sliver of land. Just slightly smaller than South Carolina at 78,000 square kilometers, it boasts an incredible 2500 kilometers of coastline, fringed with sandy beaches and tropical islands. Tourism has exploded in recent years becoming an important industry in Panama, local and foreign investors are just now tapping into the...

Living in Nueva Gorgona Panama

Living in Nueva Gorgona Panama

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...