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Isla Escudo de Veraguas, the hidden treasure of Panama

With only three square kilometers and located in the province of Bocas del Toro, is this small Panamanian tropical paradise. It is considered the habitat par excellence of the three-fingered pygmy sloth. Despite the little interaction, the sloth is in critical danger of extinction. It is also home to the red and blue arrow frog.

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Nazca 21, from Peru with Flavor

A country that has been developing its gastronomic potential which has been recognized worldwide. Peruvian culinary talent found in our country the perfect venue to showcase its most traditional and innovative dishes to the world. This wave of opportunities was what culture and gastronomy brought the talented chef merge, an unforgettable Aristóteles Breña and start experience that exceeds all his first restaurant Nazca 21, expectations.

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Wahaka

Mexican food is made up of a series of delicious dishes such as cochinita pibil, pozoles, ahuautle pancakes, and so on. However, the exquisite taste so rich - and sometimes very spicy - is due to the combination of ingredients of pre-Hispanic and European origin.!

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Origins and history of mixology

Anyone who has ever been curious about a cocktail and this has led him to inquire about the origins of the combination of concoctions, surely has encountered the difficulty of drawing a line that takes from our days to the moment of birth. And as happens with mixtures, with the art itself to make them happens three quarters of the same. The bifurcations that we find in history, reaching the beginning of the whole, are more than numerous. When we speak of an origin and a history we must use the plural.

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What to do in Panama City for an outdoor adventure!

There are so many things to do in Panama City, it's hard to know where to start. Whether it's shopping, tourism, live music, or wine and restaurants, this cosmopolitan city really has something for everyone. The same goes for fun outdoor adventures. One of the biggest requests from tourists and expats who live or travel to Panama, is to know where to find the best adventures and outdoor activities, whether in the city, or nearby. Luckily there is a lot to do and you will find that your next outdoor escape is just around the corner, and at a budget and skill level that suits everyone. Here are our suggestions for the best things to do outdoors in Panama City and its surroundings.

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La Fabrica is a Brewhouse complex that is a part of International Brewers

La Fabrica is a Brewhouse complex that is a part of International Brewers, an authentic craft brewery and a Gastropub located on the same site, whose originality lies in the in-house elaboration of practically all its gastronomic offer. From the variety of beers that supply the handmade siphons, to the bread that is baked daily with its own seal. La Fabrica presents an elaborated menu where the original flavours and homemade ingredients are reflected in each of the dishes created to surprise you.

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Roberto Richa: A chef of international influence

Roberto Richa's first childhood memories are evocations of the aromas and flavors produced by the different dishes that his grandmother made in the oven, as well as the textures and fragrances of one of the most emblematic dishes of Lebanese cuisine that his "Sette" was perfect: the taboule. Not only the delicacy and complexity of culinary traditions from Lebanon and Spain shaped Richa's palate.

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Origin of the foundation Mua Mua

Fingers intertwining ancestral techniques. Millenary traditions that pass from generation to generation. Cultural gestures that make up a part of the personality of Panama. In order to conserve, preserve and transmit the importance of these gestures, the Mua Mua Foundation was born as the first Cultural Rescue Center in the country, in 2011. Keeping alive the wealth that is transmitted in each aspect of Panamanian craftsmanship joined Grupo VerdeAzul and Karavan Gallery in the creation of the Mua Mua Foundation, where the traditional is synonymous with value. The craftsman's craft is entering the path of extinction. To stop this trend, an intervention focused on conservation, information for the public, preservation and commercialization is necessary.

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Santa Catalina - Beautiful Destination

Thanks to the creation of a penal colony on the Island of Coiba (1919-1991), seventy-five percent of the island is old and virgin forest and is full of exotic birds and other animals. Having been home to some of the most feared criminals in the country and many political prisoners, few people dared to get too close to the island.

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Isla Iguana National Park A place full of life

An impressive place, still uninhabited, is Isla Iguana, a paradise in the middle of the Gulf of Panama, in the Pacific Ocean. Isla Iguana is located 320 kilometers southwest of Panama City, in the District of Pedasí, Province of Los Santos, 7 kilometers from the coast (45 minutes by small boat). This island is formed by intrusive basalt 50 million years ago and is covered by marine sedimentary rocks of the Cenozoic era.

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History of Panama Canal in 3D

Crossing the dense Panamanian jungle, witnessing the excavations of the French in the 19th century, observing how engineering a century ago transformed international shipping and tropical medicine.

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Chef Roberto Richa transfers his love for cooking to his dishes

The chef in charge is Roberto Richa and following in the line is Erasmo Bosquez. It is a duo that from the outside they seem to work and create their dishes in a reserved way, but when they put the dish in front they speak for themselves, or rather, they shout at you alone.

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Book Top Experiences and Tours in Panama:

Isla Escudo de Veraguas, the hidden treasure of Panama

Nazca 21, from Peru with Flavor

Wahaka

Origins and history of mixology

What to do in Panama City for an outdoor adventure!

La Fabrica is a Brewhouse complex that is a part of International Brewers

Roberto Richa: A chef of international influence

Origin of the foundation Mua Mua

Santa Catalina - Beautiful Destination

Isla Iguana National Park A place full of life

History of Panama Canal in 3D

Chef Roberto Richa transfers his love for cooking to his dishes

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From Panama City: 4 San Blas Islands Day Trip with Lunch

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