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Interview with Avi Barak

MyGuide Panama spoke with Avi Barak, coOwner and chef of the OAK restaurant, who seeks in his kitchen the fusion between local raw materials, new techniques and his own Israeli culture full of its flavors and aromas of his past.

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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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Buenaventura Golf & Beach Resort Panama

Alongside the leisure and recreational facilities, an 18–hole Nicklaus Design par–72 championship golf course rounds out the offerings. Painted in warm earth tones and topped with tejas, the Buenaventura closely integrates with the natural environment and the nascent residential area, creating a bit of a southern California suburban feel.

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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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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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Nightlife in Panama and the places you can't miss

Panama, has everything to be a cosmopolitan, extensive roadways that facilitate the transit of those who live in it or are visiting, the presence of major companies within the city, and an invaluable architectural development, which have made it the whereabouts of a large number of tourists and home to countless foreigners, the nightlife in Panama does not escape from being equally incredible.

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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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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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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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Esa Flaca Rica, hamburgers with Panamanian 'boom'

Hamburger fever has hit the city hard, and more and more local bars are added to this wave of hamburgers. A downfall for many, a challenge for others and a delicacy for us. Esa Flaca Rica bite, original from Chiriquí, and represents of one of the best burger capable of knocking down anyone. Undoubtedly, it is difficult to choose which one on the offer is the best, so here we give you our opinion on one of the favourite hamburgers of Panama.

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Panama's Carnival: party, color and tradition day and night

These are four very intense days away from work, the office or shopping, which are replaced by numerous parades, floats, dances, costumes and masks that are found in the main streets of both the capital and the rest of the towns where it is celebrated in style.

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Lifestyle in Panama - Local News & Articles

Book Top Experiences and Tours in Panama:

Interview with Avi Barak

What to do in Panama City for an outdoor adventure!

Buenaventura Golf & Beach Resort Panama

Origins and history of mixology

Isla Escudo de Veraguas, the hidden treasure of Panama

Nazca 21, from Peru with Flavor

Nightlife in Panama and the places you can't miss

History of Panama Canal in 3D

Isla Iguana National Park A place full of life

Roberto Richa: A chef of international influence

Esa Flaca Rica, hamburgers with Panamanian 'boom'

Panama's Carnival: party, color and tradition day and night

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