Best Place to Retire in Panama

Life in Boquete is Good For Your Health!

On my first visit to this Panamanian highland town five years ago, I expected to be wowed by a colonial gem. I was a little underwhelmed when I got to the small main plaza of Boquete. But I quickly realized that this town is all about the surroundings…and boy are they beyond-words spectacular. Driving into [...]

You Can Still Buy in Panama From $37,000

It’s true Panama saw a huge Real Estate bubble just like the the rest of the world back in the early part of this decade. And like the rest of the world Real Estate has returned to reasonable levels offering great investment potential. The exciting thing about Panama is that their economy has remained so [...]

One persons opinion of Boquete

This is just one persons opinion and expression: We love Boquete. We have visited multiple times and have just completed a stay. I wanted to share what I feel is a bit of an unrealistic expectation for first time visitors. An interesting conversation with a fellow traveler we met this trip spurs me to write [...]

Bored in Boquete

Last month, Lee Zeltzer the creator and author of the Boquete Panama Guide wrote on his Blog: Boquete Panama, beacon or illusion I’ve read a few similar comments about living in Boquete and was getting ready to post my own thoughts when I read Lee’s post. It seemed like kind of a waste of time [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 don’t understand. “Doesn’t he get bored? Wouldn’t he rather live in Panama City?” Paul shrugs: “We’re only 30 minutes from [...]

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 [...]

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 Panama’s secret. I’ve 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 [...]

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