During my last photo walk to Casco Viejo, I was summoned by a very extroverted waiter to visit a cafeteria which had been recently renovated. From the outside it was no big deal. But once you got in, everything was delicate and exquisite. The owner had restored the whole building and decorated the cafeteria with [...]
Archive for December, 2010
An Urban Garden
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Casco Viejo, Champagne, Gardens, Joie de Vivre, Las Clementinas, Panama Hotels, Tourism, Vegetation on December 13, 2010 | 6 Comments »
White Tower
Posted in Photography, tagged Ancon Hill, Camera's Zoom, Panama, Photograph, Photography, Santa Ana Church, Tourism, Towers on December 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Roofless House
Posted in Photography, tagged Buildings, Casco Viejo, Lines, Panama, Photographs, Photography, Structures, Tourism on December 11, 2010 | 6 Comments »
As I dip my toes into the field of photography, I’m concentrating more and more on shapes, color, patterns, textures, light and lines. Lines are very important for photographers, much more than I originally thought. There is wide range of lines, from straight lines all the way to suggested or implied lines. Renown photographer Dan [...]
Rooftops
Posted in Photography, tagged Panama, Panama City, Photographs, Photography, Rooftops, Tourism on December 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Usually when I go out to take photographs, I do it from the ground. Rarely do I find the opportunity to find a terrace or a high-rise window to take my shots from above. My luck changed for the better a few weeks ago while I was hunting for shots at Casco Viejo. A nice [...]
A Triangular Park
Posted in Photography, tagged Casco Viejo, Lines, Panama, Parks, Photographs, Photography, Tourism, Triangles on December 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
During a recent foray into the vicinity of Casco Viejo, I went to the terrace of a three-story building and took several pictures from this excellent observation point. It’s nice to view the city from the roof tops. One such view was a small park located beside the DENI building which I described a few [...]
French Architecture in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Architecture, Casco Viejo, French Canal, History, Houses, Panama, Panama Canal, Structures, Tourism on December 8, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Under the leadership of Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps (1805-1894), the French started to build a canal in the narrow Isthmus of Panama. Due to the obstinate decision of Mr. de Lesseps to build a sea-level canal and other administrative errors, the endeavor ended in a financial debacle. The United States bought the French assets [...]
Goodies From Canajagua
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Cerro Canajagua, Climate, Ecology, Food, Los Santos, Panama, Peninsula of Azuero, Restaurants, Tourism on December 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you are not familiar with the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, let me explain that Canajagua is the name of a hill in the Province of Los Santos located roughly in the middle of the country. This area is known by meteorologists as the dry zone of Panama with scarce precipitation [...]
Separating the Grain From the Chaff
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Africa, Casco Viejo, Chaff, Culture, Diet, Food, Grains, Laos, Panama, Photograph, Restaurant, Rice Pounder, Soups, Tourism on December 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Culture can be defined by the diet of a nation. Such is the case of Panama and rice. Without rice there are no meals. Rice is the backbone of the Panamanian diet. For lunch there has to be rice, generally white rice along with a miniestra (beans or lentils), vegetable and a meat, chicken or [...]
The House of Terror
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Casco Viejo, DENI, Law Enforcement, Military Dictator, Noriega, Panama, Police, Torture on December 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
During 1983-1989 Manuel Antonio Noriega was the military dictator of Panama. The 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States removed him from power; he was captured, detained as a prisoner of war, and flown to the United States. Noriega was tried on eight counts of drug trafficking, racketeering, and money laundering in April 1992. [...]
The New Cinta Costera of Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Casco Viejo, Cinta Costera, Highways, Investments, Old Shell, Panama City, Public Works, Tourism, Traffic, Urban Development on December 4, 2010 | 8 Comments »
During Martín Torrijos Administration, the Panama government built the Coastal Strip which borders the Panama Bay in Panama City, Panama. It was a fast lane highway designed to speed the flow of traffic on this densely populated section of the city. The project was so successful, that President Ricardo Martinelli decided to extend it to [...]
