On March 22, 2009 I decided to look for gold at Casco Viejo (Old Quarters) like a modern “forty-niner”. For more than four hours I walked through the narrow red brick streets of Casco Viejo with my eyes fixed to the ground looking for that elusive glittering gold. I was a lucky man. I found [...]
Archive for April, 2009
In Search of Golden Nuggets at Casco Viejo’s Trails
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Architecture, Buildings, Casco Viejo, Golden Nuggets, History, Old Quarters, Panama, Tourism on April 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Photograph of the Day: Atlapa – The Crown Jewel of Panama Architecture
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Architecture, Atlapa, Buildings, Panama, Tourism, Travel on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Who in the World is Susan Boyle?
Posted in Music, tagged Britain's Got Talent, Miracles, Paul Potts, Reality Shows, Singer, Susan Boyles, Talent Contests, Television Shows on April 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Some people are born for great things no matter what. Many of them are not even aware that they have extraordinary talents until the time is ripe. It happened to Paul Potts who exploded into a global Opera singer at a talent contest show known as Britain’s Got Talent. Every once in a long while, [...]
A Handicraft Market in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Culture, Folk Art, Handicraft Markets on April 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
If you are a globe trotter because you want to learn and understand the cultures of other countries, you already know that the best place to do so is visiting handicraft markets. Here is where you will find the authentic and legitimate culture of a country, or even regions inside a country. By culture I [...]
Photograph of the Day: El Prado Boulevard
Posted in Photography, tagged Balboa, El Prado Boulevard, Florida Royal Palm Tree, Panama, Photograph, Trees on April 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Gorgas Hospital
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Architecture, Colonel William Crawford Gorgas, Gorgas Hospital, Health, Malaria, Medicine, U.S. Army, Yellow Fever on April 15, 2009 | 119 Comments »
Today I will continue with my posts about interesting locations in the former Canal Zone. This time it’s time to talk about the Gorgas Hospital, the most important health institution in the Panama Canal Zone, named after William Crawford Gorgas (1854–1920). Gorgas was a United States physician and 22nd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army. [...]
Photograph of the Day: Focused
Posted in Photography, tagged Babies, Cats, Concentration, Fishes, Focused, Photograph on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Atlapa Panama Convention Center
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Architecture, Atlapa Panama Convention Center, Buildings, Conventions, Panama, Structures, Tourism on April 14, 2009 | 4 Comments »
On April 1990 I had the opportunity to work as a civil servant. Noriega’s regime had been recently toppled and the new government was looking for people from the private sector to help with the reconstruction of the country. I worked under Mr. Guillermo Ford who was the Minister of former Ministry of Economic and [...]
