Rare black jaguars caught on camera in Panama Maria Salazar Mongobay.com 10-13 minutes Two melanistic jaguars have been documented by camera traps in Panama’s Mamoní Valley.Researcher Kimberly Craighead with the Kaminando—Habitat Connectivity Initiative working there says they have identified 15 individual jaguars in the area, which is covered in primary and secondary … [Read more...]
Take This Test to Discover Your Perfect Panama Vacation and You Could Win a Trip There
(www.travelandleisure.com) Are you adventurous or romantic? This quiz will tell you. What kind of traveler are you really? PROMTUR Panama, Panama's destination marketing organization, is here to help you find out. In February, the company launched the "Discover Your Panama" campaign aimed at helping travelers discover the iconic experiences the Central American nation … [Read more...]
Construction Started on Panama Metro Line 3
(Railjournal.com) CONSTRUCTION of Panama Metro’s $US 2.8bn Line 3 monorail project has started, following a ground breaking ceremony on February 22 attended by president Mr Laurentino Cortizo Cohen and Panama Metro general director, Mr Héctor Ortega. Work on the 24.5km project is expected to take approximately four years to complete. Its launch follows the approval of … [Read more...]
Leading the Panama Canal into the Digital Future
(hellenicshippingnews.com) Naval architect Noriel Arauz discusses the challenge of leading the technological transformation of the world´s oldest and largest ship registry The digital age is causing a deep transformation in society. Organisations are compelled to enter a process of change that drives them into resetting their productive processes and the functional areas on … [Read more...]
The Arctic Challenge to Panama Canal Shipping
(Thearcticinstitute.org) If Given a pair of darts and a map, you would be hard-pressed to hit two spots more visibly different than Panama and the Arctic Ocean. These two places, disparate though they may be, are being brought together by the global threat of climate change. The disappearance of the Arctic Ocean’s summer ice over the course of the next century could also herald … [Read more...]