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Ox Cart Parade

Each year Pedasi holds an ox cart parade. I did not have much luck finding out the history of this parade. Except that the carts are pulled by bulls and celebrates folklore history, and the different agriculture of surrounding villages. The different parades follow a similar route, a big square that encompasses the town centerContinue reading “Ox Cart Parade”

The Parade of a Thousand Polleras.

What a parade! We watched for 4 hours and there was still more. Las Tablas is the capital of Los Santos province in Panama with the city and surrounding area having a population of about 30,000. Every year Las Tablas hosts a parade celebrating the traditional dress (polleras) of Panamaians. This year the parade hadContinue reading “The Parade of a Thousand Polleras.”

Alaya Panama, so much more than a restaurant

Daryl and I went for lunch at a restaurant in Cañas called A Taste of Alaya. It is so much more than an amazing restaurant. Its website describes it as “Panama’s first luxury glamping resort and retreat centre”. It is perched on the top of a mountain. After entering the coded gate, we parked partContinue reading “Alaya Panama, so much more than a restaurant”

Building a mud house

Pedasi hosted a special event: Junta de Embarra. An embarra is the building of a mud structure. The story goes, years ago a community would get together and build a mud house for newlyweds. It was constructed of clay and straw that was made into mud and plastered against a frame. This was a standardContinue reading “Building a mud house”

Merry Christmas from Pedasi

Pedasi has its Christmas parade after dark. Sure gives a different perspective. Even though there is no snow, Santa comes all dressed in red. This truck was pulling the big Christmas tree float. A decorated boat makes a lovely ride for this snowman and Santa. And another Santa! There were lots of marching bands. AndContinue reading “Merry Christmas from Pedasi”

Miraflores Locks,Panama Canal

Tours on the Panama Canal are currently happening only on Saturdays and Sundays. As this timeline did not work for Heather and Mike, we went to Miraflores. Miraflores is one set of locks that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The museum here is temporarily closed, however we had previously visited a museumContinue reading “Miraflores Locks,Panama Canal”

El Valle de Anton

With Heather and Mike’s vacation coming to an end, we went to El Valle de Antón for a couple of days. Anton Valley is a lovely town located in an extinct volcano, surrounded by mountains. Of course we had to take the scenic route through the mountains. I forgot to take pictures as I wasContinue reading “El Valle de Anton”

Surfing in Venao

Since Mike and Heather have been visiting, there has been nothing but blue skies and sunshine. Sure makes great weather for surfing. The goal was to spend a couple of days surfing at Venao, and it happened. On the first day Mike was the sole surfer, the rest of us were content to sit andContinue reading “Surfing in Venao”

An entertaining hike

There is a well marked ‘jungle’ hike that is basically across from the town of Venao. It is fairly shaded which makes a great hike in this heat. It only costs $4 per person to access this private hike. The grounds and path are nicely maintained. Other than having to ‘rock walk’ across a coupleContinue reading “An entertaining hike”