Jun

26

finger licking good

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CHURIN, Peru -
what barbecued treat compliments Andean potatoes, choclo (Peruvian corn), and cold cusquena? i’ll give you a hint, it’s too fat, has zero cholesterol, and when alive, can be found smearing feces, and urine into its food and bedding.
join the cult of cojito. just drink the koolaid.

Jun

22

weekly news roundup

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i may be a whiner, but i’m hardly alone in sounding the alarm over the changes to panama’s immigration laws. check out the panama investor blog, and take the survey.
panama already faces stiff competition for from costa rica. but now it seems mexico wants to compete for the expat/tourist dollar by legalizing prostitution.
how am i […]

Jun

19

i blame bob

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some say Colombian immigrants are responsible for the problems in panama today. others claim it’s those nasty white devils from the north. and then there are the people who’ll say the fault lies with the Panamanian government. but i blame bob.

Jun

13

on the road

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What is the feeling when you’re driving away from people, and they recede on the plain till you see their specks dispersing? - it’s the too huge world vaulting us, and it’s good-bye. But we lean forward to the next crazy venture beneath the skies. Jack Kerouac.
i’m almost set to leave panama. another couple of […]

Jun

8

better the devil you know

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Free at last! Free at last! Thank God almighty, we are free at last!
old negro spiritual

it’s being reported that the depraved gringo fred salaff has been freed from his 2 1/2 year ordeal. salaff’s website claims he was found innocent, and will seek the return of his belongings and equipment confiscated illegally.
after all this time […]

Jun

6

test your knowledge latin america.

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don’t even think about leaving the great white north without knowing a little about latin america. you’d best break out your number 2 pencil, and take our test to find out if you have what it takes .

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