Santa Catalina is a beach known principally for its natural attractions, with surfers attracted to the very strong waves that are never lower than one meter high, the clarity of its water and the marine reserve found on this beach that permits scuba diving.

Taboga es una isla paradisiaca que está frente a la costa pacífica de la ciudad capital de Panamá, a escasos 20 kilómetros pasando por la entrada del Canal, debe su nombre a la palabra indígena “aboga”, que significa abundantes peces, además de poseer la Iglesia de San Pedro considerada la segunda más antigua de este hemisferio.

"The Use of Scientific Information for the Management and Conservation of Marine Mammals" was the theme of the forum held by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. The forum formed part of the public activities, conducted jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the occasion of the 64th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Panama.

The Ministry of Labor and Workforce Development (Mitradel) issued some 600 work permits among the over 5,000 foreigners who participated in the 'Melting Pot' day, which was extended for another 48 hours.

It is beautiful to see how some ethnicities from other parts of the world adopt the customs and culture of Panama as their own. Proof of this was the China Queen of Panama pageant, held in the gym of the Panamanian Chinese school last Saturday.

Classmates, family and friends of the nine contenders for the crown gathered there for this very important competition within the Chinese community in Panama.

Locals in Chitré celebrated yesterday Sunday the day of their patron, Saint John the Baptist, with a Mass, parade of carts and horseback rides, along with presentations of “Parrampanes” which are satyrical characters that mock social ailments, dirty and clean little devils, dancers dressed in dried banana leaves for the African-derived “zaracundé” dance and the traditional character of Death.

Christ Church by the Sea, located on the Washington walkway, in Colón, is the oldest church in Central America under the Anglican regency.

The year was 1863. In the town of Aspinwall- today the city of Colón- seven years had passed since the iron horse, the Panama railroad, had managed to get around all the difficulties it had been confronted with, such as the loss of thousands of workers' lives, 

Members of the Florida and the Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), who will meet this week in Panama, arrived yesterday at Colón Island

The National Institute of Culture (INAC), through the Office of Old Town (OCA), is carrying out the Cultural Industries Project in order to position Old Town as a center of attractions and coordinator for the recruitment and development of cultural industries in Panama.

The Ambassador of Panama in the United States, Mario Jaramillo, participated on behalf of the Panamanian government in the Trade Americas Expo, an event that recently took place in Miami, Florida under the name "Creating an Environment for Opportunities and Business in the Hemisphere."