The Boquete (not for tourists!) Handbook

Insider Information for Surviving Life in Boquete, Panama

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For US citizens considering expatriation

June 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Expat Issues

More Americans Are Renouncing Citizenship By CATHERINE RAMPELL The number of Americans who are renouncing their citizenship has been climbing in recent quarters. Take a look at the chart below, courtesy of Andrew Mitchel, an international tax attorney who has been manually tallying the lists of expatriates published in the Federal Register. The chart below is [...]

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List of Dangerous Pesticides now BANNED in Panama

June 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Panama General

 For anyone who cares about the ecology of this   part of the world or anywhere. Very important news for this part of the world !! : From the news yesterday – excerpted from La Prensa.  ***************************   From LA PRENSA, (translated  by  Google):  Lannate, vidate, Lorsban, and captan 50WP Benlate are some of the 16 pesticides that [...]

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Comments on the New and Proposed Changes to Panama’s Mining Laws

March 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Expat Issues, Panama General

Those who live in Boquete know about our long standing tradition – The Tuesday Morning Meeting ( at the BCP theater space) in Boquete. Every week we cover topics of interest to those living in Panama. Last week we had Rodrigo Marciaq – Local Boqueteno ,speaking about the new and proposed changes to Panama’s Mining [...]

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Boquete and its “back-home amenities”

September 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Panama General

Boquete was recently mentioned here:                AARP (Modern Maturity) Magazine Reveals the Top 5 Best Places to Retire Abroad July 26, 2010 — Experts in celebrating the next chapter in life, AARP The Magazine traveled the globe to discover the ultimate retirement destinations abroad. Factoring climate, expat community, cost of living, housing, health care, access to the U.S. [...]

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