As of January 14, 2021, Panama has new Covid-19 movement restrictions. However, some of the long-standing Covid restrictions in Panama remain. For instance, the national mask mandate and curfew. This is all to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus. Panama's Covid movement restrictions are Read More
No 14 Day Quarantine – When Panama Opens To Visitors On October 12th
September 15, 2020 Every month since March, Panama has pushed the date to allow international travel into the future another 30 days. Until now. Thankfully, the October 12th date looks unmovable. This is because Panama's Covid-19 transmission rates continue to decline. The October 12th Read More
Panama Relaxes Curfew & Quarantines – Exceptions for 3 Provinces
Sept. 14, 2020 For most of Panama, today is soul-satisfying. Today, after months of restrictions, most people's freedom to go-out-and-about have increased significantly. Not full freedom, but a noticeable improvement. (Although 3 provinces are exempted from some of these new freedoms Read More
New “Travel To Panama” Rule – Covid19 Test Up To 96 Hours Prior
UPDATED - Oct 1, 2020 UPDATE: As of October 12th, the information in my original post (below) is obsolete. As of October 12th, a Covid test is required within 48 hours of Panama arrival. Click to read details about this change. However, until then, the following information is Read More
Panama New Reopening Plan – Borders Open October 12
Some good news! Yesterday, August 25, Panama announced an updated schedule to reopen the country. Starting September 7th and over the next few weeks, many of the Covid-19 movement restrictions will be removed. This reopening will culminate in the opening up the airport for international on Read More
UPDATE: Coronavirus and Panama Travel
UPDATED: April 22, 2020 Panama had initially closed its airports on March 23rd for 30 days (until April 21). The travel ban now has been extended until May 23rd. Only humanitarian flights are allowed. (If you do enter Panama, you must self-quarantine for 14 days.) Copa & Air Read More
7 Lies Expats Tell Themselves
People who live cross-culturally, for any significant portion of their lives, are often duped. When we first choose to live as foreigners we are prime for the suckering. We are wide-eyed and overflowing with enthusiasm. We soak up everything that Lonely Planet, Rosetta Stone and Wikipedia have Read More
Delightful Near-The-Beach Property For Sale
The video, below, is a tour of a delightful property. This property is located in the charming beach town of Puerto Armuelles, Panama. Please enjoy watching the video. To learn more about this near-the-beach property, click here. This property is located in the Corazon de Jesus neighborhood Read More
Panama’s New Plastic Bag Ban A Success!
In my corner of Panama, the new ban on plastic bags appears to be a success. The ban's 1st day was just 5 days ago, July 20th. On that morning, I purchased a few items at Supermercado Puerto Armuelles. Normally, my items would have been bagged in plastic in a blink of an eye. That morning the Read More
Trash in Panama – Why So Much Litter & How It Is Changing
Environmental awareness is slowly growing in Panama. Government action to counter litter, especially of plastic, is increasing. Clean up efforts by communities are happening much more frequently, Just a few days ago, there was another beach clean up in our town of Puerto Armuelles. How This Read More
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