The Smithsonian’s Punta Culebra Nature Center on the Amador Causeway has a new hands-on, modern marine exhibit. Designed by architect Patrick Dillon, the project is a series of rocky pools simulating the native habitat of marine species from both Panama’s Pacific and Caribbean coasts. The $250,000 touch pool project took three years to plan...
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Launched in 1941 and published by the National Lottery, La Loteria magazine was circulated free of charge so that it could reach the most humble homes. Historian Juan Antonio Susto was named Editor-in-Chief in 1944 and clarified the publication’s mission as a means to diffuse culture and affirm national identity. The 33-page, 1944 edition...
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The first printing press arrived to Panama in 1820, just 380 years after Johannes Gutenberg invented the prototype in Mainz, Germany. During this time, Panama was still a Spanish colony, but Panama’s printing press did not come into the territory with the crown’s consent. Jose Maria Goytia, a mason by profession picked up the...
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The 2010 Gallup Poll results are in and Panama is the 15th happiest country in the world. Looking at data collected across 132 countries, the Gallup Organization based its ratings on surveys of more than 136,000 people in each country. Results showed that while life satisfaction usually rises with income, positive feelings don’t necessarily follow....
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During the inauguration ceremony of the Panama Canal’s third set of locks, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced that the Milan soccer club will be coming to Panama. “Milan will soon be in Panama to face the selection,” he said. In addition to heading the Italian state, Berlusconi owns A.C. Milan which he acquired...
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On September 25, 2013, Vasco Nunez de Balboa’s discovery of the Southern Sea, known today as the Pacific Ocean, turns five hundred years old. A recently passed law creates the National Committee for the Celebration of the Fifth Centennial of the Discovery of the Pacific Ocean charged with organizing all the related commemorative events...
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Born on September 4, 1958, Candido Aizpurua Guevara, became known as the Million Child. In celebration of the birth of Panama’s one millionth inhabitant, the Ernesto de la Guardia government passed a law on December 9, 1958 granting Candido a 111-acre plot of land and provided for his kindergarden through university education. The land...
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The Trinidad and Tobago Davis Cup team touched down in Panama yesterday to prepare for the Davis Cup America Zone Group IV qualifier. The round-robin competition does not begin until June 28, but the Trinidad and Tobago Tennis Association thought it best the team have some time to acclimate to the conditions on the...
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Map sellers at Albrook domestic airport will say that Penonome, a tranquil town in Panama’s western provinces, is the belly button of the Americas. Located at 8.5 degree latitude and -80.36 degrees longitude on the Zarati River, Penonome could lay claim to being at the center of the landmass, if measured from the northern...
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President Martinelli announced that he is rooting for five teams in the 2010 World Cup which begins this Friday in South Africa. “My favorite teams are Spain, Italy, Argentina, Brazil and Germany, but it all depends on how they play out in the World Cup,” the President told journalists after receiving the flag from...
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