Carnaval, Sun, Fun and lots of Water (and beer)
Some photos to brighten up a cold winter’s day.
Carnaval is celebrated in Panama during February, the exact date varies each year as Carnaval takes place during the days before the start of Lent, so is approximately 40 days before Easter or Semana Santa as it is known here.
These pictures are from last years Carnaval in [...]
Boquete, Chiriqui
Just a small album this time, photos from around the central area of Boquete. Despite the many sites extolling the virtue of this place, variously described as anything from a ‘mountain village’ to a ‘city’ , it is a typical panamanian interior town for the most part. Unfortunately it is also a town that has [...]
Puerto Armuelles, Chiriqui, Panama
A collection of photos from Puerto Armuelles, a small town close to the Costa Rica border with Panama. Puerto Armuelles used to be the center of the Chiquita Banana Companies operations in Panama, until disease affected the crops and Chiquita transferred their operations to the Caribean side of the country near Bocas del Toro. The [...]
