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Category Archives: Panama
the Pensionado Visa and Airline Discounts
Yes, it works! I just bought our first airline tickets using our pensionado visas. First, I went on line and chose the flights I wanted to buy. The good folks at the Copa office could help you with this, but … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Things Done, Panama
Tagged jubilado visa, jubilado. jubilado discuenta, residency, retiree discounts
19 Comments
Fun and Flowers and Rain
Last Sunday in Volcan there was a Parada de Flores, or Flower Festival, so Cedo and I went to check it out. We picked up her friend Daisy along the way and headed up the mountain, arriving in Volcan about … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Exploring the Area, Panama
Tagged Chiriqui, flower festival, Parada de Flores, Volcan
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Murciélagos – Bats
I’ve seen bats in the evening for as long as I’ve lived here but I never had a chance to get a good look at them, until recently. One night the power went out. Maybe we left the doors open … Continue reading
Visiting Cows
I went biking on one of my favorite routes yesterday. It was a pretty day, lots of cows were hanging out near fences, and I just felt like photographing them. Maybe it was because they seemed to be in such mellow … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the Area, Miscellaneous, Panama, photography
Tagged calves, Cattle, cows, Panama, teneros, vacas
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Cost of Living, August 2015
Once in a while I do a cost of living report so we can see how we are doing. Also, many others want to know what it costs to live here and are very interested in our numbers. Of course, … Continue reading
Watching Bananas Grow
I had no idea how bananas grew before I moved to more tropical areas. I knew what a banana plant looked like, but had never seen the flowers and fruit. There are some huge banana trees in the woods near … Continue reading
Buying Herbalife in Panama, and getting various things done
There are so many wonderful things about this country, but once in a while there is a hiccup. Add my less that stellar Spanish on the phone and it can get very… umm … interesting. My California daughter sells Herbalife. … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Getting Things Done, Panama
Tagged banking, car inspection, car registration, el banco, Herbalife, license plates, placas, revisado, shopping
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A Farm Report
I hadn’t been to my friend Cedo’s farm for quite a while, so I was very interested to see how everything was going up there. She told me there are 11 new calves, and there are more on the way. … Continue reading
Posted in Exploring the Area, food, Panama
Tagged calves, Chiriqui, dairy cattle, farm Panama, finca, leche, milk, pigs, puercos vacas, teneros
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Pan-American Highway Construction
The highway between David and Santiago in Panama has been under construction for quite a while. It is a huge job. They have been working hard and getting a lot done. We could see quite a difference from the last … Continue reading
Another Chicken Report
The chickens are now four weeks old, and they certainly have changed a lot in that time! They have gone from this at one day old to this, at two weeks old. This is the chickens on the 13th, three … Continue reading
