Category Archives: Panama

Chicken Update

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

My friend Cedo has chickens in her yard for both eggs and meat. The meat chickens are the newest arrivals. They were hatched on July 20th, 16 days ago, and came to her house the next day (see the blog … Continue reading →

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Raising Chickens

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

Being a city gal, I don’t know anything about raising chickens but I am learning. My friend Cedo has chickens in her yard for eggs, and she recently bought some chicks that she will raise for meat. There was a … Continue reading →

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Saturday Market

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

Every Saturday there is a market where the government sells staples like rice, sugar, salt, cooking oil, beans, lentils, and some canned goods. I have been to the one in Concepcion a few times, but I recently learned that there … Continue reading →

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Guess Who Came to Dinner?

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

This is a post by my friend Deb in Nicaragua. I am glad I got to meet this sweet, gentle doctor while I was there.

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Visiting a High School

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

Last week was English week at the high school where my friend teaches. We were invited to judge the singing and dancing competitions. It was a really fun afternoon and we saw a lot of amazing students! The first event … Continue reading →

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A Visit to the Farm, after Navigating Around the Protests

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

Yesterday I made a visit to the finca (farm). My friend Cedo is in the USA visiting family, and it was payday for the caretaker. After meeting the mechanic about my misbehaving car (a disappeared alternator belt) a couple friends … Continue reading →

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Waterfall Hostel

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

There is a new hostel a bit north of David on the northbound road towards Boquete. We stopped by the other day and Peter, the owner, gave us a nice tour. It’s in a really pretty spot by a river and … Continue reading →

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The Municipal Market

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

There is a big municipal market on the south side of town, and it is interesting to see how it has grown. I first visited it when it was quite new and wrote a post about it HERE. At that … Continue reading →

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A Beautiful Full Moon

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

The night before the full moon was perfect. A beautiful, bright moon rose behind the trees in a clear sky with just enough clouds to make it interesting. It was so pretty that I had to go out in front … Continue reading →

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A Blue Bug

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Kris Cunningham

We were hunting for mangoes one day when I saw what looked like a very large wasp. It was very busy scurrying around in the leaves, opening and closing its wings. When the sun caught the wings there will be … Continue reading →

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