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Working with INTUR (Nicaragua Ministry of Tourism) at AARP

I was pleasantly surprised and honored to Kent Payne and Catalina Gordon of Nicaragua Instituto Nicaraguense de Turismo INTUR – Best Places In The World To Retire – International Living

Kent Payne and Catalina Gordon of Nicaragua Instituto Nicaraguense de Turismo INTUR – Best Places In The World To Retire – International Living

be asked to attend the AARP conference in Boston, MA just this past week, May 7th.

We had the pleasure to attend the conference and join thousands of attendees as they took a look at new opportunities of how to live life past 50 years.

Pictured are me (the old one) and Catalina Gordon who lives in Managua and works the government's Instituto Nicaraguense de Turismo INTUR. We handed out lots of advertising (called...

Casco Viejo, "the Old City of Panama"

Casco Viejo, or “the Old City of Panama” French Embassy in Casco Viejo Panama City Panama – Best Places In The World To Retire – International Living

is the historic city center of Panama. It is a peaceful and charming district of narrow streets, accompanied by balconies full of the flowers of two and three-story houses. At its end is the French Park, a monument to the French builders who began construction of the Panama Canal, and the beautiful French Embassy, pictured here.

On the boulevard around the monument, visitors have a good view of Mirador Amador and the Bridge of the...

The Secret Love Life of Dolphins and Whales

In Part Two of their interview, Anne Gordon de Barrigón of Panama Whale Watching Panama/ Emberá Village Tours reveals to Jet Metier the highly tactile and social qualities of dolphins and whales, and when it comes to forgiveness, how their hearts maybe bigger than their legendary brains.

Jet: How do think the orcas feel about you, Anne?

Anne: [laughing]

Jet: How would...

Presidential Campaign Panama Style

The voting for the Panamanian presidential election will take place on the first Sunday in May.

Voting is done on Sunday to ensure maximum voter participation. Presidential elections are held every five years, and presidents cannot succeed themselves. Under this system you don’t have a president-elect campaigning to win the next election instead of governing, so the election season is much shorter than the U.S.

There are a number of other differences as...

An Accidental UFO Sighting Near Boquete, Panama, May 17, 2013

There is a post on what may be a UFO Trees and UFO near Boquete, Panama May 17, 2013 – Best Places In The World To Retire – International Living

sighting by us near Boquete, Panama, May 17, 2013.

The pictures you see here are just of the treetops from the car as we were driving home that day after lunch.

After blowing up the very small blip so we could see it better in the picture I got excited and began enlarging it more!

I find it find it amazing that this was not so visible to my eyes, only to my Nikon Cool Pics 280 with 18X zoom.

The picture is...

Our First Ride on the Metro in Panama

The Metro de Panama, the first subway system in Central America, started operating on April 5. Line 1 operates from Albrook to Los Andes, with 19 trains that make stops at 12 stations. It takes only 23 minutes to travel the length of the line. Seven stations are underground and five are elevated.

Escalator at Panama City Panama Metro – Best Places In The World To Retire – International Living

Each train consists of three cars, with air conditioning, video surveillance, passenger information systems, and wheel chair accessibility. The trains also have fire safety systems...

I Am Proud To Offer Affordable Medical Treatment In Panama

Three years ago, I selected Panama as a regional base for my business. I am very pleased with the results and can state, unequivocally, that I accomplished the principle goal.

Moreover, I have been blessed with the opportunity to help many patients heal and put their lives back together. Being able to provide efficient access to affordable life-improving and/or life-saving medical care, is very gratifying.

Many patients have touched my heart. One in...

A Second Generation Immigrant’s Dream in Panama

Once Wee-Yiong Fung obtained his education in the US, he headed back to the land of opportunity, the place where his immigrant parents from China and Yugoslavia found hope: Panama. Along with other visitors to the Best Places site who were treated to a video of a narrated car ride Wee-Yiong provided as part of his answer to the question “What's it like to drive in Volcan and Cerro Punta, Chiriqui Province?” Jet now takes us on another journey with Wee-Yiong, one that is marked...

The New Coastal Strip of Panama,The Subway, and Raspao

Yesterday, Holy Saturday, Mary and I Mary looking through telescope at Coastal Strip in Panama at night – Best Places In The World To Retire – International Living

Mary looking through telescope at Coastal Strip in Panama at night – Best Places In The World To Retire – International Living

went to the church to ask God for the peace of the world and ask for our union. It was a very beautiful and emotional Mass of 3 hours with songs and candles.

Then, after Mass, we went to see the new coastal belt. We have no words to describe our excitement at seeing Panama growing this most beautiful day. The belt goes from the Old Town (Casco Viejo) to the Bridge of the Americas. It has playgrounds, skating parks,...

"Cinta Costera in Panamá" (Boulevard by the Bay)

What defines a modern world? A modern country?

We can certainly say: their people. If the people of a country are not proud of what they have, nothing can be done properly. And that is the reason of this story.

Panamá has one of the Eight Wonders of the World..... the PANAMA CANAL, as well as buildings and places that have been named as "Patrimony of the Humanity" because of what they represent in history, like the "Casco Viejo", a place where old...