14. Travel Conditions

I have to point out that Panamá reminds me of San Diego county: in the space of a few miles you have the beaches, the canyon lands, then mountains, except that they are forested here, and finally the desert. Yes, there is a dry desert area here, although it is man-made. It has very exciting [...]

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13.5 Bureaucratic Hell

A related story: The legislature is struggling to pass a new 1.4% sales tax (there is an existing sales tax on consumer goods) that will apply to every transaction of any kind. I was concerned about the impact on real estate-and it is great. Naturally, there is at least one loophole for the rich that [...]

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