Soon after the inauguration of the Cinta Costera during the administration of then President Martín Torrijos, the government of Panama discovered the project had become an immense success. People gathered at this hot spot in swarms in an effort to breathe fresh air and exercise their bodies. It was exactly what the city dwellers had [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Tight Security at the Cinta Costera
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Cinta Costera, Coastal Strip, Crime Prevention, Law Enforcement, Panama, Police Department, Security, Tourism, Trucks, Urban Development on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Running Like the Wind
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Cinta Costera, Competition, Contest, Duathlon, Finish Line, Panama, Running, Sports, Tourism on February 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The first and third leg of a duathlon is running as fast as you can, as if you’re trying to catch the wind. The third running leg is the final part of the competition. The first one crossing the finish line, gets the golden medal—the only one that really counts for an athlete. Yesterday I [...]
Rolling the Wheels at the Cinta Costera
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Athletes, Bicycles, Cinta Costera, Competition, Duathlon, Panama, Sports, Tourism on February 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I explained yesterday, the duathlon is a sport which consists of two activities or legs. One is riding a bicycle as fast as you can, and the other one is running like the wind. It’s very similar to the triathlon, except that the swimming part is omitted. The Cinta Costera is widely used as [...]
Competing for the Gold at the Cinta Costera
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Athletes, Bicycles, Cinta Costera, Competition, Duathlon, Panama, Sports, Tourism, Wheels on February 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you ave been following my blog posts, you already know that this water hole is used for many social activities in Panama City. Young lovers meet on the strip and hold their hands while thinking of melodious wedding bells, athletes practice their basketball and volleyball skills, young kids dash with their skateboards and roller [...]
Protecting the Grass at the Cinta Costera
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Carnival, Cinta Costera, Envirnoment, Fences, Grass, Green Areas, Mardi Gras, Panama, Protection, Tourism on February 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
One of the goals of the design of the Cinta Costera was to provide the city with ample green areas. Without them the city dwellers would suffocate in the modern jungle of steel, glass and concrete. They came up with a wonderful project. When you visit the area, you can see extensive areas of green [...]
Urban Development in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Buildings, Capac, Construction Sector, Economy, Panama, Skyline, Structures, Suntracs, Tourism on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Panama has the third or fourth largest economy in Central America and it is also the fastest growing economy and the largest per capita consumer in Central America. In 2010 Panama ranked 4th among Latin American countries in terms of the Human Development Index, and 54th in the world in 2010. Panama as 2010 is [...]
Global Market Share Statistics for Major Web Browsers
Posted in Web Browsers, tagged Apple, Google, Internet, Market Share, Microsoft, Mozilla, Opera, Software, Web Browsers on February 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Net Applications recently released its latest statistics regarding the market share positions of the major Web browsers which showed no surprises. In fact, it was more of the same. No eyebrows were raised this time. Below are the figures for December 2010: Internet Explorer: 56.00 – 57.08 = 1.08 Firefox: 22.75 – 22.81 = 0.06 [...]
Bus Stop Stations at the Cinta Costera
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Buildings, Bus Stop Stations, Buses, Juan Carlos Navarro, Mass Transportation Systems, Panama, Structures, Tourism, Transportation, Urban Development on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
During the early stages of the modernization of Panama mass transportation system, the design, construction and maintenance of the bus stop structures was paid first priority. The Transportation Department (Autoridad de Tránsito Transporte Terrestre) wanted small, but modern and comfortable structures to serve the bus passengers. The then Mayor of Panama City, Juan Carlos Navarro, [...]
