El Valle de Anton Roadtrip

Roadtrip from Panama City!

El Valle de Anton (El Valle) is a small town developed in the crater of an extinct volcano.  While I can guess that this area was super fertile and that’s why it was chosen, I wonder who (back in the day) was willing to say “I’m sure this will never erupt again; let’s build our town here!”.  Regardless of how they conned their fellow townspeople into settling there, the decision seems to have been a safe one thus far.  

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Movies in Panama

Going to the movies when you don’t speak the language.

This is a guest post by Mr. Snacks.

I’ve always been a lover of movies, and in particular the experience of seeing a big budget blockbuster in a great theater. Like many other things, as the world shut down in 2020, I saw movie after movie I was looking forward to get placed on indefinite hold and I added “seeing a movie in a theater” to the top of my “what I can’t wait to do when the world reopens” list. 

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Breakfast, Panama Style

Finally! I breakfast I love. And I found it in Panamá.

While staying in Panama City for a few weeks, it has taken a trip to the Los Santos region of the country to give us a true appreciation for the traditional breakfast here.  

As a person who doesn’t love eggs for breakfast, I’m not an eat-breakfast-out kind of person and usually stick to something simple at home.  So, the fact that I’m inspired to talk about Panamanian breakfast surprises even me.  

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