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Volume 15, Number 4
March 1, 2009

lifestyle

Also in this section:
William J. Jorden, US ambassador to Panama during the treaty negotiations
A trip to Embera country with students, diplomats and former politicians
Drive it till the wheels fall off
Antillean Fare
Why use imitation vanilla when you can grow the real thing here?
US ambassador pays a visit to the Danilo Pérez Foundation
Carnival scenes: the Antillean Fair
Carnival scenes: Panama City away from the main spotlights
Carnival scenes: a traditional small-town celebration in San Carlos
Kite Festival
Diablos & Congos Festival
Tuesday Talks
Canada outsources its auto consumer guide writing to Panama (sort of)
First they messed with the buses, now the taxis
Bernal's ragtag army



Antillean Fair gets rained upon
photos by Eric Jackson, except as noted by Ramona Rhoades
On Carnival Saturday, the show at the Antillean Fair was delayed because the Union Fenosa electric company --- which has been sold and now apparently cares even less about what Panamanians think about it --- were very tardy in turning on the power as arranged. On Carnival Sunday, shown here, the Antillean Fair found itself in God's own culeco, a rare dry season rain storm.

Melva Lowe de Goodin clears water from a tent




Photo by Ramona Rhoades










Photo by Ramona Rhoades




 



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