In Focus: Panama

What better place to spend the holidays than Panama? As the sun shines overhead, the waves lap at your toes,...

These days, as you know, Lief and I are dividing our time between Panama and Paris. This holiday season 2023,...

It’s been nearly five years since I packed my bags and left the tropics. I have to admit that I...

Theodore Roosevelt wanted to extend U.S. power and reach. He wanted a strong navy, and he wanted his naval force...

I woke up this morning, brewed a pot of Irish breakfast tea, and, as has been my custom for decades...

In 2008, my husband Lief Simon and I made the most important investment of our lives. After having scouted the...

Retiring to an overseas haven has become a reality for many in the current day, including Peg, a retired teacher,...

Why would anyone want to “go offshore” anyway? That’s a question I ask myself at this time of year, as...

Rachel and Sacha are happy new residents of Panama City, Panama. They decided to relocate during the pandemic and finally...

Panama remains one of the best places in the world to live or retire overseas this 2023. It’s also one...

Retiring to an overseas haven has become a reality for many in the current day, including Peg, a retired teacher,...

The beautiful dresses are what catch your attention, but the folklore of Panama is much more than a fashion statement....

The waves roll in over white-sand beaches as palm trees sway overhead… The sun shines down on you as the...

Cynthia Cudmore Mulder is a Canadian expat and co-owner of two of the most popular businesses on Isla Taboga—Cerrito Tropical...

When I was a kid, I dreamt of swimming in Caribbean waters... shades of turquoise and blue lapping at white...

One of my fondest childhood memories is walking down the street and seeing Christmas lights twinkling over a fresh bed...

I have always been intrigued by what motivates people to do what they do for a living. Since I was...

One of Panama's greatest attractions is its long Pacific coastline... Onto which crash some of the world's best surfing waves....

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. When I lived in the States, my annual tradition every Oct....

Yesterday, I introduced you to one of our two favorite property opportunities in Panama right now. That new project is...

Ask just about any North American about tourism in Panama and they'll mention traversing the Panama Canal... if they can...

Panama has enjoyed two golden eras of economic expansion in the past 500 years. Investors who got in early then...

A new eco-friendly mode of transportation is taking Panama by storm. My daily commute to work leaves little time for...

Think palm trees swaying in the breeze, crystal clear water, and white-sand beaches. Then add pelicans overhead, starfish within yards...

Traveling has always enriched my life. Studying different countries in books and travel articles can be eye-opening... But nothing compares...

The second-hand market is more popular than ever thanks to this generation's newfound love of thrift shopping and all things...

How does up-and-comer Medellín, Colombia, rate versus long-standing number-one retire-overseas choice Panama City? Here's how I'd lay this out... Panama...

I've lived in Panama for about 15 years and I've invested more money here than anywhere else. From farmland and a...

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

The sun rises over the ocean, turning the sky a kaleidoscope of colors. The afternoons pass with the music of...

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

Anyone who’s lived in Panama for any amount of time knows the city can be chaotic. If you forget that...

Panama is the world's top offshore haven and the number-one choice of countless expats, retirees, businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and investors. If...

Panama is the world's top offshore haven and the number-one choice of countless expats, retirees, snowbirds, businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and investors....

We've been reveling this week in the experience of our first in-person conference in Panama in more than two years......

Panama is known for growing the best of the best when it comes to coffee. Rightly so... the Esmeralda Geisha...

Priscila Gómez is the marketing director at Ngädri—a new gourmet, authentic Panamanian restaurant in Boquete. A young expat originally from...

It's summertime in Panama, and we here at Live And Invest Overseas have been thinking about beaches a lot lately....

We all know the drill... Mom works two jobs; Dad is on call 24/7. Life is hectic, everyone is trying...

Depending on your perspective, New Year’s Eve celebrations in Panama are either loathsome or lovable. I take the latter point...

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

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...

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

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...