Panama has a large Spanish community who has contributed considerably to the development of the country. Many Spaniards came to Panama running away from the Spanish Civil War during 1936 to 1939. Others came to work at the Panama Canal and stayed. One of these respected Spanish immigrants who decided to plant his roots in [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Presence of Spanish Cuisine at Via Argentina
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Churrerías, Churros, Entertainment, Panama, Restaurants, Spanish Cuisine, Tourism, Via Argentina on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Another Panamanian Did It Again!
Posted in Miscellaneous on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday shortly after midday, the whole country of Panama stood at a standstill. Each and everyone of the souls living in Panama were glued to their TV sets watching history making at the Berlin World Athletic Championship games. One of its sons, a young man by the name of Alonso Edwards was running the 20 [...]
Photograph: The Man Who Opened the Gates to the Spanish Empire
Posted in Photography, tagged Balboa, Conquestadores, History, Monuments, Pacific Ocean, Panama, Statues on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A 24-Hour-Restaurant at Via Argentina
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Entertainment, Food, Hunger, Leisure, Panama, Restaurants, Tourism on August 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes when you travel abroad, it’s a great problem when you get a hunger banzai attack in the middle of the night and all the restaurants around the hotel are closed. This happened to me once at Brighton, U.K. I had to drink several glasses of water to calm the beast. Having a 24/7 restaurant [...]
Enhancing Your Computing Skills
Posted in Software, tagged Computing Skills, Copy/Paste, Efficiency, Mozilla, Productivity, Software on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I recently posted an article about tips to increase your productivity using the computer mouse. I think those are were great tips to make you more productive, and therefore more competitive at work. In the same token, appropriate software can also be used to further increase your computing skills. A Mozilla Firefox extension is a [...]
Photograph of the Day: Panama’s Rich Architecture
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Architecture, Banks, Buildings, Panama, Tourism, Urban Development on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Elegant Lamp Posts at Via Argentina
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Illumination, Lamp Posts, Lights, Panama, Parks, Protection, Safety, Via Argentina on August 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I don’t like dark parks. I think they’re dangerous and some evil persons will take advantage of the darkness to do harm. Well illuminated parks convey the feeling of protection and safety. When I visited the Andrés Bello Park at Via Argentina a few weeks ago, that was one of the positive attributes I noticed [...]
Photograph of the Day: A View of Modern Panama
Posted in Photography, tagged Avenida Balboa, Development, High-Rise Buildings, Panama, Photographs, Tourism, Urbanism on August 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Finding Meditarranean Food at Via Argentina
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Entertainment, Food, Lebanese Cuisine, Los Cedros, Mediterranean Food, Panama, Restaurants, Via Argentina on August 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Via Argentina is the center of many classy and tasteful restaurants, bars and social get together. The area borders the banking district of Panama City, and is so locally situated that one can walk to virtually any desired amenity, available close by. One merely has to visit this famed entertainment area, and wander around where [...]
