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NEWSLETTER & CHIRIQUI LIBRE archives


CHIRIQUI LIBRE ARCHIVES.

February 2009 (Panama's first hurricane?. New market, art shows, ancient UFO's?)

March 01 2009( a boom in construction, spaying clinic, massage therapy, The Velasquez of Panama, bad roads)

March 15 2009( Colonial David, reflexology, crime prevention, Hooked on Panama resort and the spider man of Volcan)

April 15 2009( Quilting, Reiki, mysterious caves, guitarist extraordinary, Jehovah's Witnesses in the highlands)

May 01 2009( New president elected, arometherapy, steam train memories, Chiriqui Art Festival, best little restaurant in Panama)

July 2009( Las Lajas Resort, essential oils, Hartmann: legendary mountain man, Alternative electrical sources, Egg man of Volcan)

September 2009 ( Hydro alternatives, artist Brenda Paulson, fixing a road, Finca Dracula)(a>

November 2009 (Passing of a great president, Maestro of the backhoe, acupuncture, Dos Palmitos B&B, food colorings for health, discovering Chiriqui)


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NEWSLETTER articles into the following categories.

Volcan

alices-restaurant-panama-style (affordable dining in Volcan)

cabalgata-volcan (horse riding carnival)

volcan-breakfast-club (meet the locals in Volcan)

volcan-sunny-days-starry-nights( Dry season, the best place in the world)

volcans-blue-water-mineral-spring ( natural phenomena)

volcans-carnivore-cuisine (Great Volcan Thai restaurant)

volcans-shangri-la-hotel(Hotel accomodation with escapism)

volcans-taste-of-italy (Volcan's great Italian restaurant)

Volcan emerging, September 01 2006
Volcan Panama, September 03 2005
Volcan hot springs, September 01, 2006
Volcan or Boquete, June 4th 2005



Boquete

britains-best-builds-in-boquete (Birds, flowers and ornamental gardens)
Boquete bubble, August 03 2006
Flower Capital of Panama, March 10th 2006
Villa Marta Boquete, March 10th 2006



Bocas Del Toro

bocas-del-toro-revisited (in 2007, after ten years, we check out this great town)



Interesting Places To Visit

fortuna-hydro-electric (panama's second greatest engineering marvel)



Panama City

Flight to Panama, February 28th 2006
Panama Viejo, old city, December 5th 2004
Shopping in Panama, La Central, June 2nd 2006
Panama taxi, Jose Hidalgo, August 3rd 2006



Chitre & Azuero penninsular

Chitre town on the Azuero Penninsular, April 13th 2006



Arts & crafts

totumas-panamas-lost-art (the amazing & durable calabash.

Business opportunity in Panama, March1st. 2006
Panama wines, February 22nd. 2006
Panama native dress, August. 2006
Woodworking maestro of Panama, September 22nd. 2006



Mystery & history

petroglyph-mysteries-of-panama (Panama, a 2,400 year old country?)

panamas-oldest-pictures (Rare, occurrence of a dated and explained petroglyph)

legend-mountain-man-panama (read about the "Daniel Boone" of Chiriqui)

disappearing-bees-panama (Chiriqui's bees are disappearing - are cell towers to blame?)
Miracle at Sitio Barriles, March 1st, 2006
Sitio Barriles petroglyphs, , MAY 23rd 2005


Relocation & construction

panama-drivers-licence (how to get one)

backhoe-artist (need a good backhoe operator?)

Relocating to Panama ONE, ship a container or sell everything?, June 28th 2006
Relocating to Panama TWO, buy or rent first? August 4th 2006
Panama relocation THREE, where to live? September 1st 2006
Panama relocation FOUR build or fix-up, October 6th 2006
Panama straw house, June 28th 2006


Cost of living & shopping

Best bookstore in Panama, March 10th 2006
Panama cost of living comparison, October 6th 2006
Panama shopping in city of David, June 28th 2006
Panama economy, April 24th, 2005
Panama money, May 4th, 2006



Resorts

Las Olas Beach resort, June 2nd, 2006
Altos del Maria resort, August 19th. 2006


Travel stories

sixty-year-embrace (a touching story of two old friends)

peaceful-protest (peaceful panamanians win the day)

Buddhist realtor in Volcan, August 03 2006
Chitre town on the Azuero Penninsular, April 13th 2006
A walk under the dead Indian, February 22nd 2006
Life out of the fast lane, October 6th 2006
The night I saved Volcan, March 31st 2006
Sons of beaches, April 13th 2006
Miracle at Sitio Barriles, March 1st, 2006



Pets and veterinary care.

making-mountain-mothers (En vitro fertilization of cattle)

Dog show at Bambito hotel, March 31st 2006
Flying cats and dogs to Panama, October 6th 2006


Banking and economy.

Panama money, May 4th, 2006
Panama economy, April 24th, 2005


Health and insurance.

Health insurance in Panama, September 3rd 2005
Borojo cancer treatment, August 03 2006


Birding in Panama

Birding in Panama, December 3rd. 2005