In the good ole days, most homes in the countryside made their own family bread using a special homemade oven. It was a dome-shaped oven made with dried mud. First, wood was burned inside the mud oven. When the charcoal was red hot, it was moved to the back of the oven. Then the [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Freshly Baked Bread
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Bread, Countryside, Food, Mi Pueblito, Mud Ovens, Panama, Tourism, Traditions on April 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Communications
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Alexander G. Bell, Changuinola, Communications, iPhone, Mi Pueblito, Technology, Telegraph Accessories, Telephones on April 29, 2011 | 6 Comments »
A lot of water has flowed under the bridge since Alexander Graham Bell pronounced the words, “Mr Watson—Come here—I want to see you”. Watson, listening at the receiving end in an adjoining room, heard the words clearly. The calendar marked March 10, 1876. Ironically, Bell never thought much about his invention. In fact it bothered [...]
The Small White Church at Mi Pueblito
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Churches, Culture, Mi Pueblito, Panama, Religion, Roman Catholics, Tourism, Traditions, Weddings on April 27, 2011 | 4 Comments »
The official religion of Panama is Roman Catholic. Roughly 75–85 percent of the population identifies itself as Roman Catholic and 15–25 percent percent as evangelical Christian. All religions of the world are peacefully tolerated in this democratic republic in Central America. In my heyday, the three most respected persons in my hometown were the priest, [...]
The Vacuum Tube Radio
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Banana Plantations, Baseball, Changuinola, Communications, Cuba, Mi Pueblito, Progress, Radio on April 26, 2011 | 12 Comments »
At the turn of the century, the telegraph, the telephone and the vacuum tube radio played an instrumental role in the shaping of the Twentieth Century. It was the birth of communications which has reached unbelievable progress. Now we are able to communicate with the Cloud with all kinds of relatively inexpensive gadgets anywhere, anytime. [...]
A Pollera Museum Inside Mi Pueblito
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Carnival Festivities, Costumes, Culecos, Culture, Mi Pueblito, Panama, Tourism, Traditions on April 25, 2011 | 6 Comments »
There is a museum at Mi Pueblito about the Panama national dress called “The Pollera”. The name of the museum is Dora P. de Zárate. It’s the only room equipped with an air condition unit. It was really cool staying inside the museum compared with the blistering temperature outside. When I visited the museum, I [...]
A Landscape View of Mi Pueblito
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Buildings, Carnival, Culture, Mi Pueblito, Panama, Structures, Tourism, Tourists, Traditions on April 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
While visiting Mi Pueblito during a warm Sunday morning, I noticed that the plaza was paved with river and natural flat stones. I had never seen anything like that before. Maybe I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again just in case I’ve missed it. The houses of Mi Pueblito are made up of [...]
A Green Blanket Above Mi Pueblito
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Ancon Hill, Culture, Foliage, Mi Pueblito, Panama, Tourism, Trees, Vegetation on April 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Mi Pueblito is an exact replica of small countryside towns of Panama. It is located on the lower slopes of Ancon Hill. This hill is the only one within the perimeter of Panama City. It is totally covered with lush tropical vegetation. When the Republic of Panama recovered its sovereignty over the former Canal Zone, [...]
Strolling Through the Long Corridors of Mi Pueblito
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Ancon Hill, Buildings, Corridors, Culture, Lamps, Mi Pueblito, Panama, Tourism, Traditions on April 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Mi Pueblito or small town, is located on Avenida de Los Martires on the lower slopes of Ancon Hill in Panama City, Panama. It is an exact replica of a small, Panamanian interior town at the turn of the century. Government offices, souvenir shops, a restaurant, a school and a tiny church, surrounds a cobblestone [...]
A Typical Panamanian Countryside Home
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged Countryside, Culture, Homes, Panama, Tourism, Traditions on April 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This is an example of many typical houses displayed at Mi Pueblito in Panama City, Panama. These red tile roof houses were built by our campesinos of Panama’s countryside. It was a tradition to build these houses during a social community activity called “Junta de Embarre”. The men would collectively mix mud and grass to [...]
