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	<title>Panamainfo's Blog</title>
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	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Forbes: Why Your Next Trip Should be to Panama</title>
		<link>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2012/01/28/forbes-why-your-next-trip-should-be-to-panama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Hanna</dc:creator>
		
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Not be be left behind by the NY Times calling Panama the # 1 place to visit in 2012, Forbes just published this article on it&#8217;s travel guide:
Why Your Next Trip Should Be To Panama.
Poised at the junction of North and South America, Panama possesses a laundry list of new attractions, hotspots and luxury hotels [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panama named the #1 place to visit in 2012 by the New York Times!</title>
		<link>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2012/01/09/panama-named-the-1-place-to-visit-in-2012-by-the-new-york-times/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2012/01/09/panama-named-the-1-place-to-visit-in-2012-by-the-new-york-times/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Hanna</dc:creator>
		
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Its was only a months ago that its was announced that Panama reached the 2 million tourist mark for the year of 2011. Tourism in Panama has been growing at an impressive rate and the word must be spreading because the New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panama- Now the Most Connected Country in the Region-Flights to 59 Destinations in 28 Countries</title>
		<link>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/12/16/panama-now-the-most-connected-country-in-the-region-flights-to-59-destinations-in-28-countries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Hanna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks largely to Panama&#8217;s phenomenal Copa Airlines, Panama is now the most connected country in the Caribbean and in all Latin America- with 59 direct flights from its Tocumen International Airport to 28 countries. The most recent country is Canada with direct  Copa flights to Toronto.
Panama is called the Hub of the America&#8217;s and indeed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Those Amazing Panamanians: Article by a Costa Rican Journalist</title>
		<link>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/11/21/those-amazing-panamanians-article-by-a-costa-rican-journalist/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/11/21/those-amazing-panamanians-article-by-a-costa-rican-journalist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Hanna</dc:creator>
		
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Those Amazing Panamanians
November, La Republica, Costa Rica
(Panamainfo Note: Costa Rica is usually very proud of being # 1 in the region, so this article is especially gratifying. This our translation- the article is originally in Spanish  )
Do you remember that advertisement for some brand of cars or electronics that said: “those amazing Japanese”?
The advertisement stressed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love this quote:On a humid stretch of Pacific coast in one of the poorest parts of the Americas, somebody seems to have misplaced a chunk of Manhattan.</title>
		<link>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/11/17/love-this-quoteon-a-humid-stretch-of-pacific-coast-in-one-of-the-poorest-parts-of-the-americas-somebody-seems-to-have-misplaced-a-chunk-of-manhattan/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/11/17/love-this-quoteon-a-humid-stretch-of-pacific-coast-in-one-of-the-poorest-parts-of-the-americas-somebody-seems-to-have-misplaced-a-chunk-of-manhattan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Hanna</dc:creator>
		
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RECENT PRESS COVERAGE ON PANAMA FOR BUSINESS
On a humid stretch of Pacific coast in one of the poorest parts of the Americas, somebody seems to have misplaced a chunk of Manhattan. The 50-storey skyscrapers of Panama City jut out of the jungle like nowhere else in low-rise Central America. Panama’s smart banks, open economy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panama # 2 in the Region in Competivity: World Economic Forum</title>
		<link>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/11/01/panama-2-in-the-region-in-competivity-world-economic-forum/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/11/01/panama-2-in-the-region-in-competivity-world-economic-forum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Hanna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012  ranked Panama number two in the region based on infrastructure quality,  increased macroeconomic stability and technological readiness.
A few of the highlights of  Panama’s global and regional rankings for freedom and economic  competitiveness:
1 - For Freedom            
Freedom House’s 2011 Freedom in the World [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trip Advisor: Panama City One of the Top 10 Restaurant Destinations in Latin America</title>
		<link>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/10/31/trip-advisor-panama-cityone-of-the-top-10-restaurant-destinations-in-latin-america/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/10/31/trip-advisor-panama-cityone-of-the-top-10-restaurant-destinations-in-latin-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Hanna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Panama Named in the Top 10 Food &#38; Wine Destinations
Panama City is finally getting the recognition it deserves for its many fine restaurants and amazing seafood.
 	      	       	      	 It has been  named in the Top 10 Destinations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Passes Panama Free Trade Agreement</title>
		<link>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/10/13/us-passes-panama-free-trade-agreement/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/10/13/us-passes-panama-free-trade-agreement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Hanna</dc:creator>
		
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Congress passed three long-awaited free trade agreements on Wednesday, ending a political standoff that has stretched across two presidencies. The move offered a rare moment of bipartisan accord at a time when Republicans and Democrats are bitterly divided over the role that government ought to play in reviving the sputtering economy.
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The approval of the deals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visit the BioDiversity Gehry Museum- This a Big Deal  for  PanamaTourism</title>
		<link>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/09/29/visit-the-biodiversity-gehry-museum-this-a-big-deal-for-panamatourism/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/09/29/visit-the-biodiversity-gehry-museum-this-a-big-deal-for-panamatourism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Hanna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently took a tour of the of the still infinished Biodiversity Museum designed by Frank Gehry on the Amador Causeway. The tour includes an presentation by Ing. Margo Lopez. She shows a video of that the seven major exhibits will look like. One cannot help getting excited by her presentation- Why? Because the exhibits [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Trip to Cocle: Cerro La Vieja Hotel and One of Panama’s Eco-Pioneers- Alfonso Jaen</title>
		<link>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/09/29/a-trip-to-cocle-cerro-la-vieja-hotel-and-one-of-panamas-eco-pioneers-alfonso-jaen/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.panamainfo.com/2011/09/29/a-trip-to-cocle-cerro-la-vieja-hotel-and-one-of-panamas-eco-pioneers-alfonso-jaen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Hanna</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I  spent a weekend at Cerro La Vieja hosted by Alfonso Jaen and his fine family. I had been there 5 years ago and there were many new developments. It took me 2.5 hours just to arrive by car from Panama City to this pristine mountain destination, It is half an hour from Penonome and  [...]]]></description>
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