Ayer en Debate Abierto el Ministro Molto dijo que 🇵🇦 EXPORTA AGUA A DUBAI y los conductores, Atenogenes y Toro no lo cuestionarion ante la crisis de agua en 🇵🇦. Lo correcto era hacer pausa y preguntar ¿como se exporta agua, cuando sectores de 🇵🇦 no tienen agua?
Panama City facts nobody talks about...
🇵🇦 0% tax on foreign-sourced income
🇵🇦 3-5 hour flight from most US cities
🇵🇦 USD as official currency. Zero forex risk
🇵🇦 Real estate still priced like 2015 Dubai
🇵🇦 Fastest growing expat hub in Latin America
This is not a third world country.
This is the next Dubai and you're still early.
To clarify some details about the tank explosion below the Bridge of the Americas which passes over the Panama Canal yesterday:
- The explosions were primarily due to two fuel tanker trucks blowing up
- There is no evidence of catastrophic secondary explosions from the tank farm itself
- The tank facility dates back to 1916, while the bridge was built in 1962
- A private third party which leases the tank facility had its concession terminated by the Maritime Authority yesterday
- At least one person died, 3 were seriously injured (second degree burns)
- The fire was brought under control in a few hours by Panamanian fire fighters
- The cause of the explosion is believed to be negligence, not terrorism
Some people have commented that the explosion did "not occur at the Panama Canal." This is false. The explosion occurred a few steps from the waterway, directly under the Bridge of the Americas, which passes over the Canal. That being said, no Canal infrastructure appears to have been impacted.
We are awaiting the structural damage assessment of the Bridge of the Americas itself, as the tanker explosions did cause visible impacts to the bridge itself.
Right now, the main impacts to Panama are traffic related. Hundreds of thousands of people commute over the Panama Canal from Panama West to the city. The incident has caused massive disruptions due to fewer available lanes, forcing traffic over the Centenario Bridge, and limiting bus availibility.
The situation could have been much worse, so those of us in Panama are relieved, and awaiting the reopening of the bridge following the declaration that transit is safe.
🇵🇦 OCEAN REEF ISLANDS, PANAMA 🇵🇦
Really cool spot in the center of PTY
Years ago, I had the chance to buy an apartment on one of the islands here...
I passed on it
Definitely regret that now, as it's damn near doubled in value
Sabía Ud que la región de Sahel en África, que incluye 10 países: Burkina Faso, Mali, Níger, Camerún, Guinea, Gambia, Senegal, Nigeria, Chad y Mauritania, grupos yihadistas islámicos a la fecha ya han dado muerte a más de 110.000 cristianos, pero es Africa,... no es Gaza.
‼️ 388 millones de cristianos perseguidos en África ante el silencio cobarde de Occidente.
18.000 iglesias quemadas y una condena a muerte silenciosa. Mientras el mundo calla, miles mueren por su fe.
@patriciadlheras: "No pedimos permiso para defender nuestra civilización occidental. Si cae el cristianismo, cae nuestra libertad".
¡PROHIBIDO OLVIDAR!
Panamá 🇵🇦 ganó esa guerra, y por Estados Unidos 🇺🇸 y el Fallo White de 1914, se le devolvió ese terreno ganado con sangre a Costa Rica 🇨🇷.
Solo porque en esa zona estaba la United Fruit Company, hoy en día conocida como Chiquita Brands Internacional.
@JakeNomada Panama and Costa Rica aren't world-class for complex care though.
They lack specialized equipment and expertise that tier-1 places like Sao Paulo, Europe and USA have.
For basic healthcare they're great but not tier-1 for highly complex and specialized cases.
Another one I've heard for years...
"Panama 🇵🇦 is the next Dubai or Singapore or Hong Kong"
It is NOT
Nor does it need to be
Panama City is one of the most functional big cities in LatAm
Offering...
- Best airport in the Americas
- Great healthcare
- Good infrastructure
- Solid international schools
- Easy residency
- Territorial taxes
- Acceptable banking
- Stunning beaches
- Beautiful mountain towns
The list could go on and on
Why do we always feel the need to compare these countries that are worlds apart?
Of all the countries I've been to in Latin America...
The three countries I felt held the most potential for families looking to escape their homelands are:
- Panama 🇵🇦
- Uruguay 🇺🇾
- Chile 🇨🇱
Not a knock on other places, these spots just offer the whole package when you factor in safety, education, healthcare, and long-term stability
All three also offer tax benefits when structured properly
Molas, traditional textiles created by Guna (or Kuna) women, indigenous people of Panama and Colombia, which evolved from body painting #WomensArt#IndigenousArtWeek
La ajedrecista panameña de 16 años, Ashley Castillo, ha sido nombrada con el título de Maestra Internacional (IM) por la Federación Internacional de Ajedrez (FIDE).
Castillo se convierte en la primera mujer panameña centroamericana en alcanzar tal distinción. También es una de las más jóvenes en conseguirlo de toda Latinoamérica.
Ha representado a Panamá en múltiples campeonatos internacionales y en Juegos del Ciclo Olímpico como los XXIV Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe San Salvador 2023, I Juegos Bolivarianos del Bicentenario Ayacucho 2024, donde ganó dos medallas de bronce;y los XII Juegos Centroamericanos Guatemala 2025, donde logró una medalla de plata en individuales y una de bronce por equipos. @COlimpicoPanama
🚨🇺🇸🇵🇦🇨🇳 | DOCTRINA DONROE: Estados Unidos celebró la decisión de la Corte Suprema de Panamá, la cual declaró la inconstitucionalidad de la concesión del canal de Panamá a la filial del conglomerado chino CK Hutchson, tras casi 30 años operando los principales puertos del país.
🇵🇦 | ÚLTIMA HORA: La firma danesa Maersk asumirá temporalmente la operación de dos puertos en el Canal de Panamá de la compañía de Hong Kong CK Hutchison, cuya concesión fue anulada por un tribunal, informó el viernes la Autoridad Marítima de Panamá (AMP).
🇵🇦 | AHORA: La Corte Suprema de Panamá dictaminó que el contrato de una empresa de Hong Kong para operar los puertos en ambos extremos del Canal de Panamá es inconstitucional; impulsando la "Doctrina Donroe" de Trump para bloquear cualquier influencia de China sobre la estratégica vía fluvial.