My Travels in Coronado, Panama

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Panama Canal and Visitor Center, Panama – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingIn choosing a destination to retire in the near future, I wanted to check out Playa Coronado, Panama.  All the information I could find said this would be a great place for Expats.  
 
We chose to stay at a 23 story condo building with three pools, bar up on the top deck, parking included, security, etc.  Sounded perfect.  It does have a great view of the ocean and mountains.  We arrived on the tail end of the dry season, April.  The...

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Our Visit to a Coronado Golf Condo and The Coronado Golf Course

Clouds over the ocean in Coronado, Panama – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingA Sunday afternoon turns from day to night quickly as dark, heavy clouds cover the sky. Lightening bolts across the dark sky and distant thunder rumbles to announce the coming storm.  Lights come on like twinkling stars in homes across the valley and up and down the beach. It doesn’t rain here; it is far away but welcome no matter. The fresh scent of rain comes across on the wind and cools off the balcony.
 
 Last evening there were parties in the...

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The Manglar Lodge; Remote But Familiar, Very Chic And Done With Ease in Panama

It is called the Manglar Lodge because there Front sign for Manglar Lodge, El Palmar Beach, San Carlos, Panama – Best Places In The World To Retire – International Livingare three kinds of mangrove trees found on the property, which you see on the long wooded road to there, the road that never quite leads you to a view of the Pacific, but rather into an intimate place tucked into the nearness of fresh water and salt, land within the reach of sea, a four room structure of masculine sophistication, a boutique inn for surfers and beachcombers alike.
 
Entrance to Manglar Lodge, El Palmar Beach, San Carlos, Panama – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingIt is situated down the lane from a surf camp and...

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