Situated along Balboa Avenue, is the Vasco Núñez de Balboa’s statue, a historical monument paying tribute to the Spanish adventurer and first European to glimpse the Pacific Ocean in 1513. Holding the Spanish flag in his left hand and a sword with his right, the Vasco Núñez de Balboa bronze statue overlooks Panama Bay. [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Statue of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged History, Monuments, Panama, Spain, Statues, Tourism, Vasco Nuñez de Balboa on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Photograph of the Day: Cognition
Posted in Photography, tagged Children, Knowledge, Photograph, Thinking, Thoughts on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A Quote to Remember
Posted in Quotes, tagged Courage, Persistence, Quotes, Self Improvement, Success, Values on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I’ll try again tomorrow.” Anonymous
Feet
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Anatomy, Children, Composition, Feet, Photography on August 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Photographers usually like to take pictures of faces. I would say that portraitures are one of the most popular segments of modern photography. People like to contemplate their own pictures; it’s part of the human vanity. However, there are other beautiful parts of the human body besides faces which make great photographs. For example hair, [...]
Photograph of the Day: A Fashion Super Model
Posted in Photography, tagged Anna Kornikova, Fashion, Photographs, Super Models, Tennis on August 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Current Status of Panama’s Metro Project
Posted in News, tagged Investment, Martinelli, Mass Transportation Systems, Metros, Public Investments, Subways, Transportation on August 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
One of the major political themes of Martinelli’s election campaign was a brand new mass transportation system for Panama City. Panama’s public transportation system has collapsed and nothing had been done about it. Martinelli said it was time for Panama to have its own subway or metro. He looked at the Dominican Republic for guidance. [...]
Insults With Elegance
Posted in Quotes, tagged Elegance, Humor, Insults, Literature, Quotes, Wits on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor: She said, “If you were my husband, I’d give you poisoned tea.” He answered, “If you were my wife, I’d drink it.” A member of Parliament to Prime Minister Disraeli: “Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.” That depends, Sir”, said Disraeli, [...]
El Hospital del Niño (The Children’s Hospital)
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Architecture, Buildings, Health, Hospitals, Panama, Pediatric hospital, Structures on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
El Hospital del Niño de Panamá is the biggest public pediatric hospital in Panama. The first stone in the construction of this hospital was placed during a solemn ceremony held on November 1, 1947. The actual construction started on May 14, 1948 and finished on January 31, 1950 by Constructora Martinz, S.A. and turned over [...]
Photograph of the Day: Togetherness
Posted in Photography, tagged Bond, Children, Family, Relationships, Ties, Values on August 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
State of the Art Candle Light Compact Cameras
Posted in Photography, tagged Cameras, Canon, Fujifilm, Hobbies, Light, Photography, Sony on August 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
For many years Madison Avenue was telling us that pixel crammed digital cameras was the way to go if you wanted attractive pictures. This created the myth that cameras with the most pixels would take better pictures. This myth has been debunked. Now we know that pixel packed cameras are only needed if you plan [...]
