Nov. 5, 2008
Panama City, Panama

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Dear Panama Insider,

What’s your idea of a perfect day? Imagine waking up to the sound of gently rolling waves. The view from your window is a burst of color…the turquoise and indigo-striped water, red and yellow-breasted tropical birds, the deep green of the jungle growth. Maybe you start the day with a walk down the tree-lined malecon (boardwalk), or make a run to the local bakery for fresh-baked cinnamon buns. Later on, you stop by the fish market to shop for lunch or pick fresh mangos and avocados from your fruit-laden trees. You spend most of your day outside, swimming or playing tennis or golf.

In most places, you’d pay through the nose to live like this…but Puerto Armuelles isn’t most places. It’s one of the least expensive coastal towns you’ll find in Panama. But it’s not well-known as an expat destination. The second largest town in the Chiriqui province, it’s known as the site of the charco azul, or blue puddle, where just offshore the ocean bed drops dramatically. The nearly 80-foot depth makes it the best location for a port.

Puerto, as it’s called, is much more than a port, though…it’s a great place to live (if you love beaches and the great outdoors, that is). But this town won’t remain a secret for much longer. A new mega-project may forever change Puerto and cause real estate values to shoot through the roof. The $7 billion project would represent a bigger investment for Panama than the current Panama Canal expansion project (one of the biggest construction projects in the world), and would create as many as 6,000 jobs.

The future is bright for Puerto Armuelles…and maybe you can be a part of it. We’ll tell you how. Find out what’s so special about Puerto and the project that will revitalize it in your November issue of Panama Insider, online now.

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Thanks for reading, Panas.

Best regards,

Jessica Ramesch
Editor, Panama Insider

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