When you live in a cramped, hectic city where it seems that there’s always something happening and there’s not a moment to rest, the yearning for slower, calmer days slithers in unknowingly, creeping up behind you until it’s all you can think of. When there’s an opportunity to let it all go away, to pause and bask in the tranquility of days that appear to be standing still, after dealing with the noise of city life for so long, the only option is “go.” Whether you’re in Tokyo, Paris, New York or any other metropolis, the feeling of being eaten alive by the freight train of modern life is universal. But when you’re in Panama City, unlike other great modern cities, there are affordable and nearby options that will take it all away. For that purpose, let’s talk about Pedasí, deep in the Azuero Peninsula of the Republic of Panama.
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Articles / Panama Tourist Guide / Video
Tags: azuero, carnavales, carnival, carnival_time, las_tablas, murga, Panama, peninsula, tourism, vacation
November 20, 2008
The capital and commercial center for the Herrera province, Las Tablas is located 282km (175 miles) from Panama City (capital of the Republic of Panama) and expands throughout approximately 12km along the Pacific coast, which houses the Mensabé Marina. There is no official story regarding the foundation of the city, but legend has it that Las Tablas was founded by Captain Jacinto Barahona on July 19th, 1671. 51 years later in 1721 construction of the Santa Librada church, national monument and epicenter of the city, was completed. In present day, the Santa Librada church is very popular tourist attraction along with the city itself, particularly during the Carnival and Easter holidays.
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Articles / Panama Tourist Guide / Video
Tags: azuero, Azuero Peninsula, carnaval, carnivals, Chitré, city_slicker, enthusiastic_energy, foreigner, inexpensive_restaurants, las_tablas, luxuries, Panama Tourist Guide, Panama Travel, panama-tourism, panama_city, panama_tour, panama_travel, public_transportation, strip_malls, taxi_driver, tourism_package, tourist_destination, transportation_situation, youtube
August 29, 2008
One would think they have entered Prozac Nation upon arrival but that first impression is not something that can be held accountable to the residents of Chitré; on the contrary, the problem is that many of us that are so used to the hectic, smog-dominated city life that visiting such a tranquil place is nothing short of a system shock. You can literally feel the darkness of your soul slowly peel away the further you venture into the city. The air feels cleaner, everyone says “hello” to each other and, unlike Panama City and its traffic, modeled after the southwest ghetto district of the 7th ring of hell, drivers are actually courteous on the road. You can actually tell how many people from the capital are visiting Chitré by the way they’re driving… because they’re so damn rude.
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Articles / Blog / Memoirs / NSFW / Panama Tourist Guide
Tags: Articles, azuero, Blog, carnaval, carnivals, Chitré, Culture, events, how-to-guide, Memoirs, NSFW, Panama, Panama Tourist Guide, panama-history, Panamanians, Rob-Rivera, sex, society, tourism, vacations
March 10, 2007
February is a very contradicting month: not only do you have the annual opportunity given to you by Hallmark to tell the person you love that you do (and if you didn’t then oh noes!) but right a few days later you’re granted to a 4-day holiday fueled by debauchery and lack of self control [...]
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Articles / Panama Tourist Guide
Tags: almanaque-azul, Articles, azuero, beach, camping, chiriqui, clubs, Culture, how-to-guide, isla-coiba, juega-vivo, outdoors, Panama, Panama Tourist Guide, panama-canal, panama-city, panama-history, Panamanians, Rob-Rivera, tourism, vacations
November 11, 2006
I’m not big on introductions, so I’ll get right down to it: here’s an honest-to-goodness list of 10 things you absolutely have to do while you’re in Panama. Did you know that Panama is in the top 10 of tourist destinations in the world and in the top 3 of places where people want to [...]
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Blog / Music / NSFW
Tags: alcohol, azuero, Blog, buzz, Chitré, clubs, Culture, Lums, men-in-panama, mp3, Music, NSFW, Panama, panama-city, Panamanians, Rob-Rivera, sex, society, women-in-panama
September 28, 2006
I was at Lum’s last night after picking the Bastardizer up and meeting up with Magnus for a beer. Lum’s I like; for those of you not in the know, Lum’s is a restaurant bar that’s quite literally split down the middle… to your left, a family restaurant and to your right, an American pub. [...]
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