Penonomé

Carnival from an Expat’s perspective

Last week Carnival took over the streets of Panama. While most try to avoid this Panamanian holiday, Coronado resident Steve Most and friends went right to the action!

Cigar rolling in Penonome

If you are a cigar smoker, or simply curious about how hand-crafted quality cigars are rolled, a visit to a cigar factory in a Latin American country might have made it to your bucket list.

Art in the Park XII in Penonomé

Art in the Park, an event full of music and painting take place in the main square of Penonomé for the 11th year, this Friday, March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd.

Penonome wind farm activated for dry season

The Penonomé wind farm, which has a total of 108 wind turbines in operation, is getting ready for the peak season due to the arrival of the dry season.

Light Rail from Panama City to Chiriqui

In a press conference on Sunday, September 17th, 2017 the foreign minister of Panama and Chinese chancellor Wang Yi discussed the feasibility a light train connecting Panama City ...

Camping under the stars in Penonome

The fifth Astrocamping Summer will take place in Penonome on 18 and 19 of February. Starting at 2:00 p.m., until Sunday, February 19, at 11:30 am, more than 600 people will be camped ...

Heavy rain creates clean water shortages

While it might seem paradoxical, heavy rain has left over 22,000 people in Penonomé without water since Sunday, September 11th. The lack of ...

What A Difference A Paint Job Makes

By: Brian Newell On Friday Jan 9 and Monday Jan 11 a very enthusiastic group of volunteers made the trip up the Pan-American Hwy to Casa Hogar in Penonome. Our goal was to ...

A Successful Event by the Art in the Park Foundation

Last Friday October 23 the Art in the Park Foundation hosted a night of painting and jazz, at the Coclé Hotel. Tickets to ...