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Panama, a taste of the tropics and a new state of mind

"a river that would soon no longer exist as I was seeing it. Construction is underway to dam it for hydroelectric power to support development spurred by a Panamanian policy that encourages foreign settlement. For a $300,000 investment in Panamanian banks, business or real estate, Americans can gain citizenship - and a long list of benefits that include no taxes on foreign earned income, fewer business regulations and a high quality of living for less than in the U.S."

 

from the Las Angeles Times in May 2010 – Susan Carpenter 

 

Major US companies as Hewitt Packard, Proctor & Gamble , Caterpillar and General Electric to relocate their HQ here

 

Good News for Tourism : A development that will increase tourism: Law 41, a Panamanized version of a Singapore law that provides major incentives for foreign corporations to establish their headquarters in Panama. In Singapore, this law brought 6000 businesses. Already in Panama, the law has caused such major US companies as Hewitt Packard, Proctor & Gamble , Caterpillar and General Electric to relocate their HQ here. Some of them are bringing hundreds of employees. I believe more and more companies will be coming under this law and of course all these foreign employees will want to do tourism. Over the longer term, the foreigners that live in the 20,000 new homes in the Howard mega-project that breaks ground in 2008, will also want to do tourism. "

 

from Good News about Panama by Nancy Hanna President and FounderPanamainfo.com The Panama Planner 

 

What the Daily Telegraph, the British newspaper, says about Panama:

 

 

 

Denver Post Article 11/18/2008

 

 

……. Favored among many dreamers is the cluster of countries forming Central America, from Mexico to Costa Rica, where gringo dollars go a long way in a warm climate suited to year – round outdoor endeavors. They visit for weeks, seeking a connection to the culture and almost always asking at some point: How can I make this dream last? Jim Omer appears to have found an answer.

 

SECRET

"Only slightly larger than Ireland, the narrow isthmus may qualify as North America's best-kept adventure-travel secret, unrivaled on our continent in its diversity"

 

BIRDS AND ANIMALS

"The country is home to 940 bird species, more than in all of North America, and its dense forests contain the greatest number of animal species of all the countries north of Colombia".

 

ISLANDS AND FISH

"There are 1,518 mapped islands off its coasts, where Panama lives up to its Indian name meaning "abundance of fish." Its Pacific waters lay claim to more deep-sea fishing records than anywhere in the world".

 

By Scott Willoughby …The Denver Post 

 

Good things happening in Bocas: low crime, steady development, improving infrastructure and a beautiful new hotel

 

from Good news about Panama from Panama Information website 

 

Photo: Getty Images

 

- Panama has a slice of everything and something for everyone, says Richard McColl. He explains why the future looks bright for Panama. 

As well as a favourable climate, Panama has an abundance of flora and fauna etty Images

 

STABLE

"Panama is booming, in fact it has been booming for some time now. Those who missed the boat in Miami and found Costa Rica inadequate and too costly, set their sights on this sliver of a country that since the strongman Manuel Noriega was deposed in 1989 has been a model of stability."

 

By Richard McColl, London, U.K. Published: 05 July 2009 

 

Panama is THE Place for Tourism (translated)

 

The breeze of the trade winds were caressing the waves when a hungry wahoo, sailfish swift family, bit the bait causing a brief twang of the line as it quickly disappeared under the water. My heart jumped and pounded until I grabbed the rod and in a fierce and bitter struggle for almost an hour, managed to catch my prey which is nicknamed the Rolls Royce of the seas. They say the difference between a boy and a man is the price of their toys. This toy is priceless. That is Panama!

 

Full article in Spanish Panamá, martes 16 de marzo de 2010 

 

 

Accomplishments of the Panamanian Tourism Ministry that are in effect since 2010

 

-Four new charter flights will begin in November from Canada. 

- A new convention center is being planned in Amador. Atlapa is being better maintained and continues to be used for international conventions. Minister Shamah recently arranged for a 1000 member conference of a USA high tech company to come to Panama next year and hold their event at Atlapa.

 

 

Fishing in Panama. Panama is one of the best places in the world to go fishing

 

"Last Thursday we went fishing with Captain Skip Nielsen, visiting from Islamorada in the Florida keys and training the local fishing cadre. Less than an hour later, I felt the tremendous jerk and pull from a 79 lb. wahoo. After a 50-minute battle and totally exhausted (the wahoo and I), we pulled him in. Wahoo meat is the Rolls Royce of the ocean!"

 

From the desk of Jaime E. Figueroa Navarro: CEO & Managing Director Panama All In One, Inc. 

 

Spanish Panama in the Community

 

Spanish Panama head joins Board of Directors for Canadian Association

 

 

 

 

Habitat for Humanity thanks Spanish Panama

Estimado Joseph Ennis (de SpanishPanama),

 

Deseo expresarle mi complacencia y alegria, en saber que hay personas como usted y su organizacion, que desean apoyer al que menos tiene. Joseph, las viviendas que vamos a construir a partir de enero 2007, tiene un costo aproximado de US$ 8,000.00, y seria para nosotros muy importante que su organizacion pudiese aportar una casa y construirla entre todos, pues ahora mismo lo que mas estamos necesitando es en el apoyo economico y del voluntariado.

 

GRACIAS POR PENSAR EN NOSOTROS Y VER LA POSIBILIDAD DE QUE PUEDAN APOYARNOS CON UNA VIVIENDA……DIOS LOS BENDECIRA CADA VEZ MAS.

 

MATILDE MENDEZ A. – Presidente Fundadora HABITAT PARA LA HUMANIDAD PANMA

 

Translation …

 

I wish to express my pleasure and joy in learning that there are people like you and your organization, who wish to support us. 

Joseph, the homes we going to build from January 2007, cost about $ 8000 and it's very important to us that your organization can help build a home , because we need more financial support and more volunteers right now .

 

THANKS FOR THINKING ABOUT US, AND THANKS YOUR SUPPORT IN BUILDING NEW HOMES 

…… God will bless you again.

 

…Volunteering Panama

 

 

 

 

 

 

Learn Spanish: Classes and Homestay Programs 

Panama City has an excellent Spanish language school which offer group classes, private lessons and home-stay at reasonable prices.

 

Check out: www.spanishpanama.com in El Cangrejo. 

 

 

 

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