Stories about Panama from February, 2006
Peru, Panama: Interview with Chef Gastón Acurio
Elena Hernández posts her interview with Peruvian chef, Gastón Acurio (ES) which appeared in this week's magazine supplement to the daily, La Prensa de Panamá.
Panama: David's Newest Supermarket
Don Ray got exclusive permission to photograph the newest mega-supermarket in Panama's northern city of David.
Panama: Impressions
Roy Jones has a a recent series of posts offering his impressions of Panama.
Costa Rica vibrates with the Central American Music Festival
Feet are fiddling and fingers are drumming as many Costa Ricans wait for the PapayaFest, Papaya Music's tribute to San José as the 2006 Latin American Culture Capital, to begin on February 16th. Papaya Music is a Central American effort to unite musicians, researchers and producers who wish to bring traditional and popular composers into greater visibility and younger generation's attention.
Panama: A Blogger's First English Post
Panamanian blogger, Anna Luisa writes, what I believe is, her first post in English and concludes, “Today was OK. Today was cool. Today was in English.”
Panama: Monolingual American Expats
Leon Kadoch is frustrated by Americans who live and work in Panama without taking the time to learn the language and culture. Kadock opines that this is a specifically American phenomenon and that French, Dutch, German, and British visitors have “a completely different behavior, they're really working hard on learning...
Panama: Tameles Recipe
Melissa identifies the secret ingredient which distinguishes the Panamanian tamal from its northern neighbors. As always, her post will leave you both more informed and hungry.
