Crime and Punishment

Crime in Costa Rica – Why some expats prefer Panama.

AM Costa Rica is reporting there’s been a decrease in visitors to Coast Rica for 2006. Further, internet statistics show a “decline in interest in Costa Rica”. online papers and e-zines are losing readership. “Tourist operators say business is off 35 percent” What’s up with Costa Rica? Tourism officials there suggest several possible explanations for [...]

Panama Guide – Thousands of Articles in English

Art is either plagiarism or revolution. Paul Gauguin everyone’s got an ugly secret. It’s said Gauguin was a ” bully and an abusive husband.” My secret’s that I read [tag]Panama Guide[/tag]. I tell myself it’s OK. That I’m not some sort of foul beast. That I will feel cleansed by this public admission. Or somehow [...]

Bocas Del Toro Where Pedophiles Go To Die

The tranquility of Bastimentos, a small island just off Bocas del Toro, was shattered Friday with news that Bruce Crosby AKA “that crazy white man” had died in his island home. Crosby, known locally for giving cookies to young boys, and infamous internationally, for his website advertising the “Minor miracle,” died of an apparent suicide. [...]

Crime Story

It’s natural. You want to learn about Panama before you leave home. You wonder if its safe, where to go, what to do, and how you can get your moneys worth at the local strip club. So you read the books, talk with fellow travelers, study Spanish, flirt with the hot Nica working Wendy’s drive [...]