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New Steakhouse Opens at Santa Maria Hotel & Golf Resort in Panama

The Santa Maria Hotel & Golf Resort, which debuted earlier this year in Panama City, Panama, has launched a new gastronomic venture in the city’s thriving culinary scene with the opening of The Grill House FSH & STK, a fine-dining restaurant inside the resort’s clubhouse that overlooks its golf course. Poised to be a top gathering spot for locals and visitors alike, The Grill House concept focuses on classic steakhouse staples while incorporating progressive Panamanian flavors.

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Isla Escudo de Veraguas, the hidden treasure of Panama

With only three square kilometers and located in the province of Bocas del Toro, is this small Panamanian tropical paradise. It is considered the habitat par excellence of the three-fingered pygmy sloth. Despite the little interaction, the sloth is in critical danger of extinction. It is also home to the red and blue arrow frog.

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Panama Spa Experience

The Bristol Hotel Panama City is one of those places you have trouble leaving – of course, never due to problems checking out. The quiet ambience and seamless service make this business-friendly hotel one for the books indeed. Never short of compliments, guests rant about everything from the ambience, and the lobby scents, to the prime location. A stone’s throw from Del Carmen Church, Via España and Calle 50, lies this stylish haven with optimum service at its heart.

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ATP presents strategic plan to reactivate the tourism sector.

The administrator of the Panama Tourism Authority (ATP), Ivan Eskildsen, handed over to the authorities of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) and the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (Mici) the proposal called "Strategic Plan for the Reactivation of Companies, Services and Activities in the Tourism Sector".

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Santa Catalina - Beautiful Destination

Thanks to the creation of a penal colony on the Island of Coiba (1919-1991), seventy-five percent of the island is old and virgin forest and is full of exotic birds and other animals. Having been home to some of the most feared criminals in the country and many political prisoners, few people dared to get too close to the island.

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Argentine meat cuts: meet them to enjoy them

Although its preparation only requires having a grill and quality meat, its preparation goes beyond, since beef is not the same in all areas of the animal. Here the cuts of meat come into play, very different between them. If you are thinking of making a barbecue at home, do not forget to take into account the differences they have in order to cook them properly. The cuts of Argentine meat possess a series of very marked peculiarities that distinguish them from those of the other countries including Spain.

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History of Panama Canal in 3D

Crossing the dense Panamanian jungle, witnessing the excavations of the French in the 19th century, observing how engineering a century ago transformed international shipping and tropical medicine.

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Nightlife in Panama and the places you can't miss

Panama, has everything to be a cosmopolitan, extensive roadways that facilitate the transit of those who live in it or are visiting, the presence of major companies within the city, and an invaluable architectural development, which have made it the whereabouts of a large number of tourists and home to countless foreigners, the nightlife in Panama does not escape from being equally incredible.

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10 recipes to prepare with children during quarantine, a family plan without leaving home

One of the most complicated tasks in quarantine is to entertain the children, so we propose 10 easy and fun recipes to prepare as a family.

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Panama is one step ahead in the response to the coronavirus

Panama has responded quickly to the COVID19 epidemic, allocated economic resources, succeeded in sequencing the virus genome to quickly diagnose cases that appear in the country, strengthened its health system and taken steps to isolate citizens. The heads of the UN agencies in the country believe that there are lessons to be exported to other Latin American countries.

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Los Años Locos is a must in Panama City for lovers of good and legitimate Argentine gastronomy.

For more than 10 years this important restaurant located in the gastronomic zone of Panama has been converted by the exquisiteness of its dishes in the most famous of the region. Inspired by this noble tradition, it is born in our country as a tribute to that unmistakable taste of Argentine food, Los Anos Locos, barbeque, bar and restaurant, located in San Francisco of PanamaCity.

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Pedasi - Panama, refuge of adventure tourism and surfing

Five hours from Panama City by car or 45 minutes by charter flights is Pedasí, a district in the province of Los Santos, located on the southern tip of the Azuero peninsula. This place has become the new offer for beach tourism, sightings of turtles, cetaceans (whales) and wildlife refuge. Admired for its security, gastronomy, customs, traditions and rural architecture, thousands of tourists come to this place to make their vacations the most comfortable of their lives. Consolidated as a true tourist landscape and full of spectacular relaxation sites that intertwine culture and ecology, Pedasí undoubtedly represents one of the greatest treasures of this Central American country. In each of the corners of this cozy town you can find something interesting to do, from visiting an enclave or enjoy the beautiful prints of customs and traditions that impress Panamanians and foreigners, even surfing at Playa Venao.

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Book Top Experiences and Tours in Panama:

New Steakhouse Opens at Santa Maria Hotel & Golf Resort in Panama

Isla Escudo de Veraguas, the hidden treasure of Panama

Panama Spa Experience

ATP presents strategic plan to reactivate the tourism sector.

Santa Catalina - Beautiful Destination

Argentine meat cuts: meet them to enjoy them

History of Panama Canal in 3D

Nightlife in Panama and the places you can't miss

10 recipes to prepare with children during quarantine, a family plan without leaving home

Panama is one step ahead in the response to the coronavirus

Los Años Locos is a must in Panama City for lovers of good and legitimate Argentine gastronomy.

Pedasi - Panama, refuge of adventure tourism and surfing

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