The 7 Lakes project is building a city which currently includes a $10 million lake built in 1972 by the Omar Torrijos government for irrigation purposes in Penonome. Ramiro Antonio Jaen bought two pieces of land totaling nearly 340 acres from the Ministry of Land Reform for Agricultural Development (MIDA) for just $828 –...
A fisherman found a fish with a nose, teeth and feet near Ladrones Island in Chiriqui. It was captured at a depth of nearly 500 feet and is currently in the fisherman’s refrigerator awaiting the arrival of marine biologists, reports La Critica. Incidentally, the Miguel Oliver oceanographic vessel just finished a 15-day investigation along...
Panama’s Aquatic Resources Authority seized 6,889 pounds of shark fins on the Pacific Coast Vacamonte Pier. Shark finning is the practice of cutting off the shark’s fins and throwing its finless carcass back to sea. Law 9 of March 16 2006 prohibits the practice in Panamanian territorial waters. One pound of dried shark fin,...
Cerro Colorado is one of the largest copper reserves in the world and the Panamanian Government confirms that it is going to exploit it, reports La Prensa. The mountain straddles the continental divide in Panama’s western Chiriqui Province and is located within the Ngobe Bugle indian reserve. First discovered in 1932, the deposit has...
The cunning canine has found a new home on the Azuero Peninsula where it is feasting on local chickens and calves. Coyote-presence on the Peninsula was first confirmed in April of 2004 with the capture of a young pair of the canine species. And, yesterday, authorities apprehended a young coyote as he sought refuge in...
