Latest Editorials and News in Coronado Panama

Bird Watch: Blue Black Grassquit

A member of the finch family, the blue black Grassquit is common to most of Panama. The male looks black, but has a mixture of black and dark blue which is difficult to discern ...

Bird Watch: Red Crowned Woodpecker

This smaller woodpecker is a resident of Coronado and can be heard tapping on dead trees where it makes its nest. It has a black and white flecked back and wings with a ...

Bird Watch: Lesser Goldfinch

A typical finch, small (10 cm - 4 in), rotund and a short sharp conical beak, the male Lesser Goldfinch has a black head, wings and back. They frequently have random white ...

Bird Watch: Common Tody Flycatcher

This small flycatcher (10cm - 4 in) although omni-present in Coronado is difficult to see as its natural habitat is within trees. It is very nervous and wags its tail ...

Bird Watch: Great Kiskadee

This flycatchwe is a resident of most of Panama and is recognized by its bright yellow breast. Although one of the larger flycatchers (23 cm - 10 in) it is frequently confused with ...

SPICY CITRUS CHICKEN

Ingredients: 1 medium orange 1 large lemon 16 chicken drummettes 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 cup (125ml) marmalade (you can use any Kind of your favorites, but no citrus jam) 1 ...

Glow in the dark golf balls, glow stick necklaces for participants and loose game rules created an atmosphere of fun for yesterday's Night Golf Tournament held on Coronado’s Executive Golf Course. Players were allowed a maximum of 5 clubs for a 9 hole game in the ...

Review: Restaurante Lourdes (El Valle)

Some of the very best restaurants in Panama are in places that you would never come across in a million years unless someone told you about them or took you there. This is one of those restaurants. When you are in El Valle, it’s worth the time and effort to find and get to this ...

Panama Star – English Newspaper in Circulation

Panama’s oldest newspaper, The Panama Star has returned to circulation. Yesterday the newspaper’s public relations department dropped by Expat West Dinner, with advance copies of the newest edition to be published September 4, ...

5th Annual Coronado X-Terra Sprint Triathlon

The Xterra sprint distance triathlon was held this Sunday at the Coronado Beach Resort for the 5th consecutive year in a row. Unlike a typical triathlon where participants use lightweight road bikes and swim in a closed area like a pool, the Xterra series challenges athletes with a course more ...

SUNTRACS Protestors Block Coronado, Panama

Today, there were about 30 SUNTRACS protestors blocking the highway at the intersection of Coronado. Police were out in full riot gear. These photos were taken from a cell phone by a playacommunity ...

MAHJONG MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT!

To accommodate new players and those players that wish to play more than once a week, we will be adding Friday noons at the Beach Club, beginning August 24 to our weekly schedule. Monday Evenings at Marv and Deborah Turl’s home, 7:00 P.M. Coordinator: Deborah Turl, ...

Grey Necked Wood Rail

Rails, Coots and Moorhens are all related marsh birds, that tend to have short wings and tails with long legs and large feet. Their habitat is mainly marshland and the Rail ...

Bird Watch: Grey Capped Flycatcher

A permanent resident in Coronado that can be seen on power lines, gate posts and trees watching for insects which it takes in flight. An aeronautical gymnast the ...

Gran Tarapaca Cabernet Sauvignon Reserva 2004

Cabernet SauvignonCertainly the best ...

New Baby Girl!

Here is a picture of a new baby girl that was born August 18, 2007 at the Equestrian Club to Prestancia, who belongs to Mr. Oscar Cabrera from Guatemala. This is the Prestancia's second born here at the Equestrian Club. Welcome to ...

Bird Watch: Rose Breasted Grosbeak

The Grosbeak is a predominantly tree seed and fruit eater and comes to Coronado in the late summer (Feb-Apr) It can be seen in the tree tops gorging itself on small cherry like fruits. The male ...

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

For the opening season episode of “ The Sopranos” party we brought the following Spaghetti alla Carbonara ( for 4) easily doubled -1 lb fried bacon in small strips - Small bag of ...

Molas, a Gift from Panama's Kuna People

On Wednesday, August 15, Coronado hosted an exhibit of Molas at the Club Equestre. Molas are hand-sewn cloth panels made by the Kuna Indian Women from San Blas, Panama. The Comarca of San Blas comprises 350 islands and inlets of which sixty are inhabited, located in the Caribbean waters off ...

LINGUINE SYRACUSANI

Ingredients: 1 large green capsicum 2 tablespoons olive oil 3 cloves garlic, crushed 2 x 411g can tomatoes 1/2 cup water 2 medium zucchini, chopped 2 anchovy fillets, chopped ...

RIGATONI WITH CHORIZO AND TOMATO

Ingredients: 1 large white or brown onion 250g chorizo sausage 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 x 411g can tomatoes 1/2 cup dry white wine 1/2 - 1 teaspoon fine chopped hot chilli Salt and ...