Building a House in Panama
So, you want to build a house in Panama?
The best places in the world to retire are places abroad where you want to live. These are places that you have an interest in, and places that you love and want to absorb the culture of. These are places where you enjoy and like the people and the way of life. These are the most important things to consider in choosing where you want to retire.
The best places in the world to retire are places abroad where you want to live. These are places that you have an interest in, and places that you love and want to absorb the culture of. These are places where you enjoy and like the people and the way of life. These are the most important things to consider in choosing where you want to retire.
Your neighbors in the Algarve would be a mix depending on where you live. If you live in a town they would more likely be Portuguese. The bigger the town the more likely it would be to have Portuguese neighbors. Further out it is more likely there would be a mixed bag of people. There are certainly municipalities where six or seven nationalities could surround you, a little bit like Florida.
Your neighbors in the Algarve would be a mix depending on where you live. If you live in a town they would more likely be Portuguese. The bigger the town the more likely it would be to have Portuguese neighbors. Further out it is more likely there would be a mixed bag of people. There are certainly municipalities where six or seven nationalities could surround you, a little bit like Florida. Most of the people who live here in El Valle de Anton are indigenous people, who are not making very much money. They work as gardeners, caretakers, they work in the tiendas (small stores), or they work in the markets. The other group of people who come here during the weekends are not making money here. They are very wealthy and they have businesses in the city.
Tourism in El Valle is great because it is getting more and more popular. Today, I went off cycling...
Most of the people who live here in El Valle de Anton are indigenous people, who are not making very much money. They work as gardeners, caretakers, they work in the tiendas (small stores), or they work in the markets. The other group of people who come here during the weekends are not making money here. They are very wealthy and they have businesses in the city.
Tourism in El Valle is great because it is getting more and more popular. Today, I went off cycling and I saw six huge tour buses going to the zoo. It is incredible for a small place such as El Valle to have a great zoo.
There is also a weekend market here so the town is really crowded during Saturdays and Sundays. A mall was just built here last year; it is called Paseo El Valle. They are filling it up with shops now. It has a huge bike shop, thank goodness! The bike shop has a mechanic, too, which is good for me as a cyclist. There is also a gym in that mall, a number of restaurants, and a small hotel. The town has developed a bit in two and a half years and it is all for the better. There is a limit on the buildings here. It can only be two-stories high so you will not see skyscrapers here in El Valle.
Belize television has 150 international channels through cable. Turning the television on in Belize is like turning on a television in Los Angeles, except that, in Belize, we don’t have as many channels. We do, however, have USA, NBC, Encore, Starz, and HBO. We have all the main channels.
Belize television has 150 international channels through cable. Turning the television on in Belize is like turning on a television in Los Angeles, except that, in Belize, we don’t have as many channels. We do, however, have USA, NBC, Encore, Starz, and HBO. We have all the main channels.
Nicaragua. I just met a veterinarian a month ago who was trained in the United States.
Nicaragua. I just met a veterinarian a month ago who was trained in the United States.
So, you want to build a house in Panama?
Many people have this idea that Panama is a backward place with grinding poverty, poor infrastructure, political instability and lots of risk for investors. In fact, while there is poverty there in relative terms, the people are happy, relaxed, friendly and open. Much of the country is pretty much like parts of California or the American south, and was so, long before swarms of gringos arrived at the start of the current economic boom.
