Latest Editorials and News in Coronado Panama

Black Bellied Whistling-Ducks Seen in Coronado

I’ve seen a flock of Black Bellied Whistling-Ducks around Tortuga Lake for the past few days. They can be seen in the evenings from around 5:30 to 6, as they return ...

Panama Canal Expansion in Full Swing

  {mosgooglecenter}   As early as the 1930s, new locks were proposed for the Panama Canal to ease congestion and to allow larger ships to pass. On October 22, 2006, a $ 5.25 billion plan to expand and modernize the canal was approved by Panama voters. With a symbolic ...

Children's Orchestra To Perform in Coronado

As a part of the Coronado Club’s continued Social commitment to the children of the community and to support the Asociación Nacional de Conciertos, we have invited a group of young musicians to perform.  Last year we presented 2 mini concerts of Wind and String quartets.  The ...

The Caiman Catcher Comes to Coronado

{mosimage}A full grown caiman who had taken to exploring away from Tortuga Lake was making residents living around the Coronado Golf Course, nervous. Native to South and Central America, caimans typically stay close to their homes. However, ...

Panama Honors Dead from '64

  {mosgooglecenter}   PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — Panama's president lit an eternal flame Wednesday in memory of protesters killed decades ago in rioting that followed efforts to raise a Panamanian flag at the U.S.-occupied Panama Canal zone.   "We ...

Confirmed. Bond 22 Shooting in Panama, Extras Wanted

  {mosgooglecenter}   Scenes for Bond 22 will be filmed in Panama in the middle of February in a colonial district of its capital city, the ...

US Administration to Push Trade Deals

  {mosgooglecenter}   WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Thursday the Bush administration would use its last year in office to push for approval for three pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. He said the ...

Cocaine Ring Busted in Panama

  {mosgooglecenter}   To infiltrate the cocaine ring, the man had to make his way into the bowels of a cargo ship docked off Staten Island and retrieve a newspaper and a hat that had been hidden there at a stopover in Panama. Having thus proved his ability to ...

Meet The New Owner of Coronado Mail Boxes Etc.

Offering the convenience of a United States based mailing address that gets forwarded to you in Panama, Michael Poirier, from Montreal, Canada, the owner of the Mail Boxes Etc® franchise located in the corner of the El Rey Plaza in Coronado, is fast becoming the most popular new guy ...

Warsaw Woman Teaches In Peace Corps In Panama

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The Explosion of Panama's Property Market - Who Lit the Fuse?

    {mosgooglecenter}   Simply incredible. That's the only way to describe the property boom in Panama.   About 30,000 units were built between July 2006 and July ...

Maiden Voyage Update!

Hi to all Cruisers,  The count down continues to December 7th, 2007 when we will be crusising the ocean on the maiden voyage of Royal Caribbean's "Enchantment of the Sea", leaving from Colon, Panama.  The response ...

Egypt to give incentives for U.S.-bound ships to use the Suez Canal

  {mosgooglecenter}   CAIRO: Egypt, seeking to profit from growing Asian exports to the United States, plans to provide incentives for ships to use the Suez Canal instead of sending goods to West Coast ports or through the Panama Canal. "We want to lure ...

American girl rescued from Panama plane crash that killed 3

  {mosgooglecenter}   DAVID, Panama: The sole survivor of a plane crash was reunited with her family Wednesday after rescue workers trekked for five hours to carry the 12-year-old American girl out of a remote mountain area, then airlifted her to a hospital. ...

Coronado Social Association donates food hampers

December 22, 2007. The San Carlos district covers a number of neighborhoods located all around the town of San Carlos. Each year for the last 4 years a local woman, Maribel Gonzales, who is the representative of the San Carlos District, has been hosting a Christmas party for needy families in ...

Bird Watch: Frigatebird

Frigatebird   This majestic bird can be seen soaring over most of the Coronado shores throughout the year. It has a narrow but long wing which with ...

Louis Eschenaur 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon

Louis Eschenaur is a well known name in French wine and this cabernet Savignon comes from Pays D’Oc which is that area close to the Mediterranean and is at the south end of the Rhone Valley. This is a true Cab made 100% from Sauvignon grapes and has the expected blackberry flavor.  This ...

Amigos de los Ninos

 On Thursday, December 13th over 25 people met at the home of Randy & Ellen to assemble food hampers.  There were people from Panama, USA, Canada, UK, Greece and probably several other countries. Our ...

Panama schools to teach Chinese

{mosgooglecenter}  Panama is moving to make the teaching of Mandarin compulsory in all schools, in recognition of China's growing importance in the world economy. The Panamanian National Assembly has given conditional approval to the bill in the first of three debates. ...

Coronado and Area Social Association Updates - December 2007

The Social Association meets once per month in the back room at Rincon del Chef. The meeting is an opportunity to meet new residents, catch up with old friends, hear from local organizations ...

Wyndham Hotels and Resorts Opens First Hotel in Panama

{mosgooglecenter}  The Wyndham Hotels and Resorts brand will fly its first flag in Panama with the conversion of the five-star, 301-room Veneto Hotel & Casino in Panama City to The Veneto, A Wyndham® Grand Hotel.   Peter Strebel, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts ...