You can’t leave Panama without seeing one of the most significant accomplishments in Panama’s history. The Panama Canal took the lives of over 30,000 people and allowed ships to quickly transverse the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, increasing world trade. To truly appreciate what the canal is and represents for Panama…
Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Bliss became the largest passenger vessel to cross through the Panama Canal on Monday, in another historic moment for the recently expanded Canal. The massive 168,028-ton ship was making its maiden voyage from Germany to Seattle before starting service to Alaska. The old locks could not…
Riding the historic Panama Canal Railway with panoramic jungle views is a must-do and here’s how to also combine it with a beach day in Portobelo! The Panama Canal Railway opened in 1855 and was the world’s first transcontinental railroad, creating an easy way to transverse between the Atlantic &…
No doubt about it, Panama City loves a good party. And the historic opening of the $5.4 billion expansion of the Panama Canal provided a great excuse to throw a celebration of international standards. Thousands of people lined the Canal on June 26 as the first ship passed through the expansion, the…
At the risk of pissing a lot of people off, I have to say: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, was a racist thief. Yet, for some reason, among Panama’s U.S. expats, admiring Theodore Roosevelt and his overseas adventures is common. Unfortunately, this admiration ignores the terrible aspects…
The Panama Canal authority and the Biomuseo has announced a new combo package that will allow tourists to visit both museums with a single ticket. The newly opened Biomuseo, designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry, features eight galleries focussing on the origin of the Panamanian isthmus and its impact on the…
Last year saw the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal and living in Panama City, it seemed fitting to visit the Miraflores Locks and find out more about the world’s most famous canal. The canal took ten years to build and originally began with the French. The…
The Egyptian government announced last month that they would be doing the first major expansion of the Suez Canal in its 145-year history. In order to celebrate this major announcement they decided to create a series of special edition stamps featuring images of the Suez Canal. But the designers got their…
Today marks the 100th year the Panama Canal has been operating since its inauguration on Aug. 15, 1914! The Panama Canal is often called one the “7 modern wonders of the world” and it generates over $1 billion a year for Panama. The current expansion of the Panama Canal is 72% complete and…
Why pay for a taxi when you can travel in Panama City like a local! I’ve put together a guide on the easiest and fastest ways to get to some of Panama City’s key points of interest by using the Metro and Metro Bus. Using public transportation can save a…
After two consecutive years of double digit growth, Panama’s economy slowed down a bit to 8.4% growth in 2013. The easing in growth comes as investments in large-scale infrastructure projects, including the $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal, draw to a close. One of the other major infrastructure projects…
