Panama 3 Count: Bocas del Toro, Panama: The Laid-Back and Easy Way

Panama 3 Count: Bocas del Toro, Panama: The Laid-Back and Easy Way

18 Mar, 2013 |
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The Panama 3 Count, where we bring you 3 Panama stories that you shouldn’t miss.

Photo Credit: Conde Nast Traveler

Photo Credit: Conde Nast Traveler

1: Bocas del Toro, Panama: The Laid-Back and Easy Way

Columbus landed there. Graham Greene made it on his third try. Now Conde Nast’s man in Panama, Peter Stevenson, falls under the laid-back spell of the islands of the Bocas del Toro. Welcome to the Caribbean that time forgot.

2: Panama Adds 29,000 Small Businesses (Machine Translation)

An astonishing 29,000 small businesses were opened in Panama in 2012 serving three main areas, mini-casinos, bars, and grill-type restaurants. Criticism has arisen around the Panama Emprende program, which fast-tracks licenses for these businesses, saying the country doesn’t need any more bars or mini-casinos.

3: 3 Economic Powerhouses of Central America (Machine Translation)

Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua are spearheading economic growth in Central America, according to projections from the Central American Bank for Economic Integration.

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