In the News from Panama
It’s easier than ever to make a connection between Europe and Panama these days. The number of flights between the continent and Panama has soared in recent years, as more airlines see Panama City as the key entry point to…
Read moreEight Sephardic Jews living in Panama received Spanish citizenship last week, attempting to heal a 500-year-old wound. The new Spanish citizens were descendants of Jews who were violently expelled from Spain in 1492. In 2015, the Spanish government approved a…
Read moreA $5.48 billion mining operation that will rival the Panama Canal’s impact on Panama’s economy is on track to launch in 2018. The Cobre Panama mine is about 50 percent complete and should be delivering more than 320,000 tonnes of…
Read moreA new initiative is seeking to expand the number of tourist offerings in Panama City, hoping to entice tourists to look beyond the Canal and Casco Viejo. An agency called La Metropolitana de Turismo, a subsidiary of the Municipality of…
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