During the most violent protests against the Noriega’s regime, the Civilistas used the Venezuela School (Escuela República de Venezuela) to organize their anti-government activities. It was always the departing venue for educator’s demonstrations. During the late seventies, then teacher Marcos Antonio Alarcón, also used this building to organize large protests against the Educational Reform which [...]
Archive for March, 2011
A Bastion of Democracy in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Buildings, Education, General Manuel Antonio Noriega, History, Marcos Alarcón, Politics, Protests, Structures, Vindication Movements on March 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fuel Prices Are Soaring in Panama
Posted in News, tagged Fuel, Gasoline, Light Diesel, Middle East, Panama, Protests, Speculation, Violence on March 10, 2011 | 2 Comments »
After the eruption of social protests in Northern Africa and the Middle East spreads, there are serious repercussions in the rest of the world. We are indeed living in a “global village” as Marshall McLuhan used to say. Among Arab countries feeling the contagion of the freedom fever are Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Morocco, [...]
Friendly Tree
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Affection, Amador's Causeway, friendship, Nature, Panama, Tourism, Trees on March 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Dry Season in Panama
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Beaches, Deluge, Dry Season, Panama, Precipitation, Rainfall, Rains, Weather on March 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
December was an unusually wet month. Starting December 8th (Mother’s Day), all the heaven’s faucets were opened to their maximum capacity. It rained cats and dogs for days. Even Noah hadn’t seen so much rain. In only fifteen days, it rained 265 millimeters of precipitation. The Province of Darien was almost covered with water; not [...]
A Typical Restaurant for Blue-Collar Workers
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Culture, Fondas, Food, Panama, Restaurants, Tourism on March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fondas in Panamá are the undisputed favorte gathering place for most construction workers and taxi drivers. It’s their water hole to calm their hunger and thirst. You can buy a generous portion of white rice, fried green plantains, red beans, a cabbage and tomatoes salad, fried chicken and a Coke or chicha for approximately $2.00. [...]
Metro Bus Spreads its Service Throughout the City
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Buses, Diablos Rojos, Megaprojects, Metro Bus, Panama, Tourism, Transportation on March 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Mayor Web Browsers Global Market Share – February 2011
Posted in Web Browsers, tagged Apple, Competition, Google, Internet, Market Share, Mozilla, Software, Technology, Web Browsers on March 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Net Applications, a reputable Web site which monitors the performance of web browsers, recently came up with its latest statistics concerning this subject. Below is the performance of the largest Web browsers still wagging their tail for February 2011. Internet Explorer: 56.77 – 56.00 = 0.77 Firefox: 21.74 – 22.75 = 1.01 Chrome: 10.93 – [...]
Air Highways
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Coastal Stirp, Flyways, Highways, Panama, Tourism, Transportation on March 3, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The Old Watch Repair Man
Posted in Photography, tagged Mood, Old Man, Panama, Photographs, Photography, Street Photography, Tourism, Watches on March 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
