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The arts are alive in Casco Viejo!

This is an especially cultural weekend in Casco Viejo. On top of theater and dance offered at FAE (Festival of Scenic Arts – see next page), fashion and music are taking center stage at Plaza Catedral in the city’s Old Quarter this weekend. MACRO is the umbrella name for several activities that are taking place all over the Casco. It stands for “Fashion, Art and Creativity Organized”. More [+]

Features

La Quinta to invest $25m in 13 new hotels

One of the largest hotel operators in the United States is coming to Panama. La Quinta “limited-service hotels” recently announced that Interoceanic Hotels Inc. will build a whopping 13 La Quinta hotels, totaling 500 rooms throughout Panama. The total investment is $25 million dollars and the building process will take seven years. More [+]

Why a Panama foundation can work for you?

In 1995, Panama enacted a unique law creating Private Interest Foundations (PIF) which put our country in the forefront of global asset protection. The PIF law used parts of similar laws from Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Luxembourg. A Panama PIF combines three legal concepts: a corporation, a trust, and an estate planning tool. More [+]

A wild weekend in Bocas del Toro

For the second year in a row, a weekend of wild fun, games, boat races and music on Isla Bastimentos in the Caribbean Archipelago of Bocas del Toro will delight tourists, foreign residents and locals to no end. A series of original water-inspired games has been planned by expat and Bocas Resident JB Seligman. More [+]

Horse racing at the Presidente Remón Track

The Presidente Remón Race Track in Juan Díaz offers a routine schedule of world-class horse racing and off-track betting for races throughout the Americas. Each weekend, the thrill of the races can be experienced just ten minutes from downtown Panama City. More [+]