The Canal House Panama is at Yahoo´s cover story! don´t miss the article, has a good review on what to do and where to go in Panama

This morning it felt like a scene from Jonathan Livingston Seagull. The sky was a beautiful plomb color, the air felt almost chilli. Hundreds of seagulls flying over the roof catching all sorts of things for breakfast. A bit of rain still falling, but not enough to carry an umbrella. We call that "bajareque". I stood there, just watching this silent, beautiful dance for a few minutes. It was really peaceful.

Back in 1998 things where quite different in Casco Viejo. It was more Viejo than Casco. It was a fragile, run down, un protected site most people in Panama (government and not) had "written off". Back then, a group of passionate profesionals stood up and basically made it happen: brought the attention of UNESCO and worked until this endangered species was protected for life. Today, they run life changing programs in the Casco Viejo community. Check it out!

The Mission: buying for less than $350,000 in Casco Antiguo. It can be a challenging task! But one of the advantages of being a full service brokerage specialized only in Casco Viejo is that we get to know all the projects and apartments whether we build it or not. For us, it is all about presenting you with the best option that fits your specific need and budget. So go ahead, bring your calculator and sharpen your pencils. Here is the naked truth: prices, sizes, everything you wanted to know!

For those who wondered what was the last plant, here is the answer:

After composting for some time in my balcony, I had a wonderful (but completely accidental) turn of events! check it out!

Meditating about what has value and what doesn´t is a profound activity, almost zen-like. It has to do with the fundamentals of the property, but on a bigger picture even that is subdued to one and only factor: what makes a human happy.

Just another day in my office and suddenly... tarataraaaraaa.... carnival music and people singing: the classic signs of a religious procesion in Casco Viejo. I know most people feel a serious ceremony should be more appropiate, but so far I haven´t seen any procession here that is not filled with music, ballons and flowers.

Yesterday, running around as I always do, suddenly I saw a big bunch of people dressed up in purple, yellow and red. They where filming a commercial for one of the current presidential candidates for 2009 from an opposition party. I thought two things where really funny, borderline hilarious