Category Activites in Panama

Recently a group of students and David got the opportunity to visit Gamboa and the surrounding Soberania National Park. Soberania National Park is 25 kilometers from Panama City and covers 19,341 hectacers located at the basin of the Panama Canal.…

Panama is the southern most country in Central America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west and Columbia to the southeast. Panama has a population of about 3.5 million people with more than half the population residing the…

Aleida, our educational director, was lucky enough to get a private tour of the new subway system being built here in Panama City. This will be the first subway system in Central America and another sign of the booming economy…

Casco Antiguo is home to many amazing restaurants serving everything from Italian and Mexican cuisine to sushi. These restaurants boast elaborate and exquisite menus with prices to match. However, many of our students are backpackers and are passing through Panama…

Carnaval is a yearly celebration that takes place 40 days before the Christian holy week. The celebration begins on a Friday and ends the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. Rio de Janerio is famous for Carnaval festivities but Carnaval is celebrated…

It has been over a month since our grand opening here at the school. What is that they say? Time flies when you’re having fun. Well, it’s true. We have almost 30 students and our schedule is getting full. We…

This morning we were featured in a blog about learning Spanish in Panama. Dan Woog, writer of  the “06880” blog, interviewed David Gold, our Director, about the Casco Antiguo Spanish School. The articles touches on many of the things we find…

Panama City was just named the number one place to visit in 2010 by the New York Times.  Casco Viejo was one of the many featured destinations discussed in the article. Did you know Casco Viejo is the second most…

There is still time to join the competition! “Like” us on Facebook and cast your vote for your favorite photo! Stop by the office and have your photo taken with the signs or keep an eye out for them in…

 Today we received our copy of The Visitor Newspaper and to our surprise saw the Casco Antiguo Spanish School Director, David Gold, posing on the cover with the President of Panama, Ricardo Martinelli. When David opened The Casco Antiguo Spanish…