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About David Gold

David is the founder and Director of Casco Antiguo Spanish School. Originally from the New York City area he now lives and works in Latin America's coolest neighborhood, Casco Viejo, where he leads a free sunset bike ride every Thursday and shares his knowledge of Panama with travelers and expats.

Mini Group Classes

Learning Spanish with a friend in one of our Mini-Group Classes is a great way to interactively learn Spanish. Our Mini-Group Classes provide you with personal attention and a fun, communicative learning environment. Our communicative approach to learning Spanish allow you to quickly learn how to speak Spanish.

And who better to communicate and develop skills with than a […]

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Extreme Sports Panama

Panama is a thrill seekers dream: kite surfing, surfing, white water rafting, sky diving. Panama has it all, the diverse climate and terrain makes it possible to kite surf in the morning and mountain bike in the afternoon.

Nitro City Panama is an adrenaline junkies dream, an entire resort dedicated to “action sports.”  Zipline tours are every […]

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Best Place to Learn Spanish in Central America

Where IS the best place to learn Spanish in Central America? We might be a bit biased here at the Casco Antiguo Spanish School but we think it’s Panama. Panama has it all: mountains, volcanoes, white sandy beaches, modern conveniences, sleepy beach towns, surfing, hiking, islands and jungle.

Panama is a small country making it easy […]

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Parque Natural Metropolitano

The Parque Natural Metropolitano or MNP is located in Panama City, Ancon district, between Ascanio Villalaz Av., Amistad Road and the Curundu River. The Parque Natural Metropolitano is the only protected area in Central America located within city boundaries. The MNP is one of the few tropical dry forests on the Pacific Coast in Central America. Covering 232 hectares it […]

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Whale Watching Panama

Panama is unique because whales from both the Northern and Southern hemispheres come to Panama to breed and give birth. This makes Panama one of the few places in the world with two whale watching seasons. There are over 30 species of whales and dolphins that can be found in Panama’s waters.

Humpback Making Panama one […]

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Scuba Diving in Panama

Panama is know for many things including some of the best diving in the world. With the Pacific and Caribbean oceans at you fingertips the world is your oyster!

A list of our favourite places to dive in Panama:

Coiba near Santa Catolina is know for being one of the best diving spot in Panama. A sleepy beach […]

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IFF Panama

 

The International Film Festival of Panama (IFF Panama) will be held in Panama City from April 26 to May 2nd. Over 50 films from around the world will be screened here in Panama and over 100 international guests are expected to attend. Most of these films have been previously aired in some of the most […]

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Pearl Islands

The Pearl Islands are a mere 47km from Panama city, a 15 minute plane ride from the national airport near Albrook. The Archipelago de Las Perlas is made up of more than 220 islands and islets, only 90 of which are named. And only a few of the islands are inhabited.

You can still find pearls […]

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Panama Viejo

Today Panama Viejo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the remains of the original Panama City. Panama City was founded August 15th, 1519 by Pedro Arias Dávila. At that time here were only 100 inhabitants but it was the first permanent settlement on the Pacific Ocean. Shortly after it was settled it became an intrigial starting point […]

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Kuna

Sometime in the early 16th century the Kuna peoples migrated to the San Blas islands from South America. They quickly occupied the 360 islands that make up the archipelago that is known as the San Blas Islands. Kuna history weaves a story of migration out of necessity due to threats from enemy Native American tribes […]

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