Best Place to Retire in Panama

Boquete Panama Property

Boquete Panama is still one of the most beautiful and desirable places to retire and live. It’s also a great place to invest in Panama Property. From 2005 until the bottom feel out of the US stock market Boquete Real Estate was appreciating at a dramatic rate. Many saw the writing on the wall and [...]

Boquete – David Road Expands

After Ricardo Martinelli was inaugurated as President of the Republic of Panama he gave a speech to the United Nations. His was reported as saying Panama is open for business. One year into his presidency and he is starting to fulfil his promise of change and growth. In Panama City it is buses and a [...]

Hotel Fundadores Boquete

I was going through some old photos the other and came across a shot of the Fundadores Hotel Boquete it brought back a bunch of memories. We had just been in Bocas del Toro and stayed at the Swan’s Cay Hotel there. When the fellow who was touring us around learned were off to Boquete [...]

Panama’s Other Hidden Valley!

There’s a hidden valley in Panama that has near-perfect spring-like weather year-round. Wild flowers grow amongst lush green forests. Of course, it’s not really “hidden.” In fact, some of Panama City’s oldest and most affluent families have been coming here for years. But if you’re not in-the-know, you’d probably never hear of this place. Jessica [...]

The Best Panama Property?

My friend Paul lives in a mountain community that used to be reserved for the Panamanian elite. I was surprised to find out that his twenty-something son lives there, too. Ever the city girl, I dont understand. “Doesnt he get bored? Wouldnt he rather live in Panama City?” Paul shrugs: “We’re only 30 minutes from [...]

Shopping in Boquete Panama

Although Boquete Panama has grown over the years and there are many shopping options most residents still like to pop down to David Panama for more variety and a change of scenery. The Chiriqui Mall in David opened just prior to our arrival back in 2003 and it’s still going strong today. We always like [...]

Volunteers Clean Up Boquete Panama

With more tourists and visitors coming to Boquete also comes more litter. While a few people address the problem when time and money allow, one group, Volunteer Boquete, has attacked the litter problem head on. UMMF (Unexpected Moments of Magic Foundation places volunteers from around the world and coordinates a variety of activities, that include [...]

Jazz Returns to Boquete

For the fourth time, artists of International stature will be coming to the Boquete Jazz Festival. The Festival, February 25th to the 28th, will feature four days of jazz, as well as music clinics and workshops for music students from the University of Chiriqui and local High Schools. The Festival seeks to create a scholarship [...]

Boquete Hospitals and Health Care

I often get into conversation with people about Health care in Panama. Most people are very fearful of living and sometimes even travelling out of their home country for fear of “3rd World Health Care”. What many don’t realize is that everyone needs health care and in many parts of the world it is not [...]

Beyond Boquete Panama?

As we now know the cool climate, fresh mountain air, and lush valleys you find in Boquete are no longer Panamas secret. Ive been telling you about this idyllic valley for years. More recently, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, and others have also alerted their readers to all that Panama–and particularly the Chiriqui [...]

Boquete Panama

Boquete is a small town tucked into the green mountain highlands of Panama, in western-most Chiriqu Province, about 60km. from the border with Costa Rica. Because of its altitude, some 1,200 metres above sea level, its climate is refreshingly cooler than that of the lowlands. Its scenic location, temperature, and natural environment make it extremely [...]

Best Places to Live in the World

It’s that time of year for International Living to release the 2010 Quality of Life Index highlighting the Top 10 Best Places to Live in the World. Boquete did not make this index but it has been a favorite many times on the International Living Best Places to Retire list. Check out the blog for [...]

Cheapest Places to Live in Panama

Have you been thinking of the best place to invest in real estate? Have you ever thought of living in Panama? Do you worry that you couldnt live here due to the process of purchasing a house, getting a visa or the cost of living? What if you could find out more about the cheapest [...]

How the Melt-Down has effected Boquete Panama Real Estate

Boquete Panama has become the #1 destination for retirees who speak English and come from a variety of countries around the globe. A large and ever increasing number of people are coming from the United States

North Americans discover the beauty of Boquete in Panama

Americans and Canadians continue to discover the beauty of Boquete Panama and the advantages to living in Panama – one of the Cheapest Places to Live and acknowledged as the Best Place to Retire.

Boquete Panama Real Estate set to Jump in Value

Boquete Panama vacation and retirement Real estate properties continue to be a solid investment opportunity with a high potential for reward. One big reason – the new government is insuring safe, secure land titling it’s highest priority.

The Coffee of Boquete Panama

If Napa California is about wine, then Boquete Panama is about coffee. For people living in Boquete Panama before the influx of expatriates, the economy was coffee. It was when the price of coffee collapsed that local farmers sold their farms to developers and expats who had fantasies of growing and selling boutique coffee.

Panama – Real Estate in Boquete

Panama has become a destination of choice for English speaking retirees from many countries. A growing population is migrating from the United States. Panama has the unique distinction of almost one hundred years of American presence. Because of the Panama Canal and the long term US occupation of the Canal Zone, Panamanians are accustomed to [...]

Boquete Panama

I was chatting with a friend Phyllis from Boquete Panama in Chiriqui. The favorite ex-pat spot in the Panama Highlands. Phyllis and Kent her husband share my love for this area of Panama and we both have small farms (fincas) here. Phyllis was telling me the things she loves about living in Boqueteso I took [...]