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Panama Canal Museum

Located about two blocks from the Casco Antiguo Spanish School is the Panama Canal Museum; dedicated to educating the public about the Panama Canal.

The Panama Canal has a rich and vibrant history and the museum here in Casco Viejo provides some incite into it’s history.

With rotating exhibits the Canal Museum always had something new to offer guests. For […]

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Sail Boats to Columbia

The Pan American Highway ends abruptly in the Dairen leaving travelers with only two viable options to reach Columbia: sailboat or airplane.

One way flights to Columbia are between $300 and $500 USD for a 1 hour flight. Or you can spend 5 days sailing through the crystal clear Caribbean waters, visiting the San Blas Island, […]

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San Blas Islands

The San Blas Islands are a tropical paradise reminiscent of a screen saver. An archipelago comprised of about 378 islands lying just off the northern coast of Panama. 49 of the islands are inhabited by the Kuna Indians and are part of the comarca Kuna Yala.

San Blas is accessible by 4 x 4 Jeep, air plane, helicopter and boat. If you’re […]

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Ferry From Columbia to Panama

The new ferry from Colon, Panama to Cartagena, Columbia began transporting passengers early this month. The much anisipated ferry can carry thousands of passengers as well as a few hundred cars and shipping containers.

The ferry offers an economic way to quickly travel between Colon and Cartagena. Round trip tickets are only $99 dollars per person, saving the average […]

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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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