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Cool Internet sites

Alternativa Digital

http://www.alternativadigital.net

The Spanish-language blog that goes with the award-winning journalist (etc.) Miguel Antonio Bernal's Alternativa radio show. Now that Bernal has declared his candidacy for mayor, it ought to get even more interesting.

Culturaplus.net

http://www.culturaplus.net

The Spanish-language cultural guide for Panama, which not only gets into what's at the galleries, which concerts are happening and what's showing on screen and stage, but covers things like cuisine and tourism.

Expresiones

http://www.expresionesamp.net

"A free medium for a participative society," this is one of the Spanish-language alternatives that have arisen since the onset of "Patria Nueva" as the concentration of media ownership has increased and the intelligence of public debate has decreased.

KIKA

http://es.geocities.com/kunayarki/kika.htm

The online newsletter of the Kuna General Congress, in Spanish. (The website makes reference to some radio programming in Kuna, but does not podcast it.) The congress has been taking some uncalled for measures to deal with what it considers hostile coverage by the corporate mainstream media, but on the other hand it's doing this positive thing to present a Kuna view on what's important.

Panama Developers Blog

http://primapanama.blogs.com/_panama_residential_devel/

News analysis and capitalist propaganda in English from that part of the industry that doesn't actually control the government.

The Panama Report

http://www.thepanamanreport.com

You have The Visitor, which essentially and almost exclusively plugs those businesses that advertise in it, leading the pack of sycophants and shills. And then you have The Panama Report if you want independent and witty travel, investment and entertainment information about this country. Like its title, this website is in English.