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Panama Letter Index
0 out of 5(0)Interested in retiring to Panama? Want to know more about what Panama has to offer?
We scoured the country to identify Panama’s Top 14 Retirement Destinations For 2021 for the first-ever edition of the Panama Letter Index.
This Index is a comprehensive guide to the 14 places in Panama you should be looking at for retirement. We handpicked these places and then organized, graded, and ranked them using the criteria we think are most important to retirees, like Cost Of Living, Health Care, Ease Of Access, and more.
Panama offers a vast diversity of lifestyle options, from first-world city living to off-grid ruggedness, rustic country lifestyles to upscale beach communities. The Panama Letter Index is your roadmap to discovering that diversity and filtering the options according to what suits you best.Settle in now to discover our top 14 picks for retirement in Panama.SKU: RPT-PANAMA-INDEX-2021 -
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Bocas del Toro, Panama | Overseas Haven Report
Retirement & Lifestyle, Panama, Get Started, Overseas Haven ReportsBocas del Toro, Panama | Overseas Haven Report
0 out of 5(0)Bocas has been regarded before as little more than a slum. To be fair, some corners of the town could leave you with that impression, but things are changing here. The government is beginning to take note of the tourism potential and is investing in infrastructure accordingly. As recently as a decade ago, paved roads, sewage treatment, and even slightly reliable electricity had yet to arrive to town. Today, Bocas is more attractive than ever before and continues to improve thanks to the locals, tourists, and foreign residents alike.
Improvements in infrastructure are ongoing and at a steady pace.
Small-scale, start-up tourism businesses have begun to take hold here, becoming the best option for a Caribbean escape in Panama. From cheap backpacker hostels and bars, to extensive forest, yoga, or adventure retreats, a trip to Bocas can be a “roughing it” experience or a luxury relaxation. Improvements in infrastructure are ongoing and at a steady pace. Even recycling has now been recognized as a necessity if they are to save their pristine sand and surf.
Come nightfall, Bocas buzzes with activity. Hostels, bars, and hostel-bars are full of visitors from around the world, eating, drinking, socializing, and enjoying live music.
You could even do business in Bocas if you know what you’re doing and can find the right market niche or demand, and do well for yourself. As for real estate, you can find properties at prices from both sides of the spectrum; old buildings from failed businesses, renovated houses, or luxurious forest mansions designed by acclaimed architects.
Bocas has beauty, charm, and progress. Bocas is never boring.
This carefree, stunning destination has a character and a magnetism all its own.
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Aguadulce, Panama
0 out of 5(0)Many people only know Aguadulce as that annoying little town along the Pan-American Highway where traffic becomes congested… And it’s true—but it’s a misconception that traffic is all there is to this town. The other misconception is that Aguadulce’s only attraction is the Spanish-colonial architecture. There’s so much more…
Aguadulce’s history is mysterious… It was known as “la tierra de la sal y el azúcar” (the land of salt and sugar) during the late 18th century and was baptized as San Juan Bautista de Aguadulce around the same time.
The Aguadulceña community takes great pride in their cultural history and its importance to the country. The small town preserves several cultural landmarks that the now Ministry of Culture proclaimed important to Panama’s national heritage in 2017…
One is the Museum of Salt and Sugar, with its colonial architecture and canary yellow façade. For a nominal fee, you can look at pre-Colombian artifacts, historical documents, photographs, as well as the origins of the sugar industry. Another iconic building is the Eduardo Pedreschi Municipal Palace. Built in 1925, it’s named after the Italian architect who designed many of the important buildings in the city.
Currently, Aguadulce is restoring, improving, and repairing important city structures, with many visible renovation projects like Parque 19 de Octubre, directly across the street from the historic San Juan Bautista Church.
If you enjoy fresh air and sunshine (with some rain mixed in), Aguadulce is a great place to live, with an abundance of outdoor activities to do here… limited only by your imagination and abilities.
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Retirement & Lifestyle, Panama, Panama Special Reports, Get Started
The Azuero Peninsula: Western Azuero, Panama
Retirement & Lifestyle, Panama, Panama Special Reports, Get StartedThe Azuero Peninsula: Western Azuero, Panama
0 out of 5(0)This Azuero issue covers the peninsula’s more-rugged corner, the western side. Western Azuero is known for farming, fishing, surfing, and beaches… and let’s not forget about the stunningly beautiful sunsets.
Its undeveloped, western-facing beaches provide unobstructed views of the Pacific Ocean…
The western side of Azuero was previously only known to cattle ranchers and wealthy farmers… Then surfers came. They managed to keep the great waves a secret, but word eventually got out. Now, international surfing championships are held here.
In this area you’re surrounded by nature, pure and raw… Capuchin and howler monkeys call from the trees, sea turtles lay their eggs along the beaches, and, in season, dolphins and whales swim and play offshore.
Azuero could be right for you. You’ll have to check it out in person to know for sure…
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Panama’s Most Well-Known WILDLIFE HEROES
Retirement & Lifestyle, Panama, Panama Special Reports, Get StartedPanama’s Most Well-Known WILDLIFE HEROES
0 out of 5(0)The fight many worldwide organizations are putting up against poaching, illegal pet trade, trophy hunting, etc., is crucial. Panamanian organizations have taken a stand in defending, and even actively rescuing, local fauna.
Some organizations are dedicated to research, others to educating communities (particularly children) about the importance of conservation, and other organizations are dedicated to rescuing and caring for certain species.
The Pan-American Conservation Association (APPC) was founded in 2005 by Nestor Correa. This NGO’s mission is to preserve and protect Panama’s incredibly rich biodiversity. From its foundation until now, APPC has recused over 5,000 wild animals including ocelots, a jaguar, alligators, and monkeys. Their main rescue, though, are sloths.
APPC moved its rescue center and headquarters to the Gamboa Rainforest Resort in 2014, and it inaugurated the first Sloth Sanctuary in Panama in 2017.
Ricardo Moreno, a Panamanian biologist passionate about creating coexistence between jaguars and people, is founder and president of Yaguará Panamá. The organization focuses on research through data collection on the number of felines passing through and living on the isthmus.
Yaguará Panamá monitors individuals of specific species using tracking collars.
It’s important to know that anyone can help the conservation cause. Any action you take, no matter how small you may think it is, makes a difference.
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