In Focus: Panama

Last year was an unusually quiet year for Panama… Neighborhoods were silent with curfews and other pandemic-related restrictions locking down...

While they both have so much to offer right now, Panama and Colombia couldn't be more different. We've been alerting...

Tierras Altas is poised to become the next Boquete. Situated in the highlands of western Panama, it features comparable scenery—misty...

As a 26-year-old living in the highlands of Panama's Chiriquí province, my point of view is different than that of...

Halloween… A holiday filled with tradition that has spread throughout the world. Originating from the ancient Celtic festival All Hallows...

Las Perlas offers an island lifestyle reminiscent of the Virgin Islands back in the 70s, before those islands became overpriced...

Why were Lief and I drawn to Panama in the first place... some 24 years ago... and how have we...

Water rushing over rocks... lush, tropical jungle... the music of hundreds of exotic birds... This is what Frank Stegmeier wakes...

Now that Panama has fully reopened and is again rolling out the red carpet for visitors, we here at Live...

In honor of this week's World's Grand Reopening Sale, we asked readers and staff to share their upcoming travel plans....

The postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics are currently in full swing. Testing their abilities against the world's most elite competitors are...

For me, living abroad was always a given. I spent my childhood and teenage years dreaming of how I would...

An hour's boat ride away from Santa Catalina, a surf town just east of Panama's Azuero Peninsula, is Parque Nacional...

Before the pandemic, back when it never would've occurred to us that face masks would be essential parts of our...

Panama may not be known as a global environmental steward... especially when compared with its neighbor to the west, Costa...

Julia, our Simon Letter Managing Editor, is a first-generation Panama immigrant. In fact, she was the first person in her...

The Panama Canal Railway opened in 1855 and was the world's first transcontinental railroad, creating an easy way to traverse...

The first time I saw the Baha'i Temple in Panama City it made an impression... Painted brilliant white and shaped...

Bocas del Toro stands out from the rest of Panama… The vibe here is Caribbean-Calypso. The people are unfailingly good-natured,...

White sand beaches and sunny days… No snow to shovel… Leaving behind the stresses of everyday life… These are just...