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Adventures in Bocas Del Toro Real Estate

Posted on August 1, 2012 by author

This small island group is to real estate what the Wild West was to early Americana.  Property law is defined (in part) by right of possession or squatter’s rights rather than by such unnecessary formalities as clear title.  “Agents” introduce … Continue reading →

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Top Ten things you should know about Panama

Posted on July 26, 2012 by author

Ships entering the Canal must pay in cash (wire transfer) for passage in advance.  The only exception to this rule was when the canal was swum by American adventurer Richard Halliburton, who was charged only 36 cents at the end of … Continue reading →

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Bugging out to Boquete

Posted on July 23, 2012 by author

   Today I am going to Boquete, Panama. It’s a small city (pop. 19,000) about three quarters of a mile up a narrow river valley in the shadow of the (now dormant) Volcan Baru’ near the border with Costa Rica. 

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