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This Saturday 18 of April will appear the great closing of summer 2009; MINISTRY OF SOUND Summer Closing Fest in Amador, Isla Perico reuniting 3 great talents of worldwide electronic music: Harry “choo choo” Romero, Erik Morillo DJ BERHROUZ and DJ RAP – best female dj. By Panama will be performing Tom Sawyer, Edward Allen and Antonio Diaz. Continuing with the Panama Carnavales spirit, I’m bringing you some information about the way I spent Carnavales.
Friday night I got all my things ready to go to the Central Provinces. This year I decided to go to a place not very famous for its Carnivals, but known for the warmth of its people – Ocu. Turned out, Ocu’s carnivals have been getting bigger and better each year. I would have never thought it would be such wild party.
Full of drinks, tons of wild parties and many, many hot Panama girls, the Carnavales in Ocu are one to remember forever. During the day people would gather around Calle Centro (Central Street), jump, scream and party while they were getting wet with the water from the trucks. At night, some people would stay in Central Street while others would go to the wild party in any of the “mobile” night clubs and local night clubs such as El Viva Panama or El Parking (Panama City trendy night club – PEOPLE).
In summary, Ocu is the location for a tremendous wild party that I totally recommend for your next year Carnival’s celebrations. There’s no need to cry, though carnivals are over, this is just the beginning of this year’s Panama festivities so sit tight and wait to find out more about Panama holidays and wild parties. For more info about Ocu’s Carnivals, visit the town’s webpage: http://paelpueblo.com/.
Before all the prognoses the Panama selection overthrew the champion of the area Costa Rica, and it became for the first time champion of the Cup of Nations DIGICEL. The Panamanians celebrated an end with flavor of revenge and won the favorites by the route of the penitentiaries with a marker of 5 – 3. The final, played in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, ended in a 0-0 tie after regulation. It was the first championship victory in the history for the Panamanian selection.
When was seen by international television the victory of the selection of Panama, the Panamanians get ready to celebrate the title with a great caravan of vehicles crossing the 50th street; one of the main routes of the Panama City. Panama filled of joy and celebration with the victory of the national team. Hundreds of happy Panamanians and dressed with red t-shirts filled the 50th street and other streets near the same. It did not matter that was Sunday, the Panamanians decided to party all night the triumph with music, drinks and dance demonstrating to the entire world that the one that persevere reaches. Panama has become cradle of champions in different competitions throughout the last year and in soccer was not the exception. Congratulations to the 2009 team champion, the Panama selection, and to the red tide that throughout the years has supported the team to the 100%.
La Casona, located next door of the old Maria Imaculada School near Plaza Herrera at the Casco Viejo, has served for the past two years as an art gallery, concert hall, dance club and art school for the local children. Last Thursday I went there to a jazz event of a friend of mine. It was just awesome! It is a great place if you want to be relaxed and listen to great and live music. If you are a lover of jazz, reggae roots, calypso or rock music, La Casona is your place. You know when you have been to a place that totally surprises you, a bar or a club that is so different and weird that is cool? Well, La Casona is all that; is the Panama City old gem of excitement and energy.
Behind the peeling walls and French façade there is a giant open space: all their interior walls have been torn down and what is left is this fantastic open space with a pumping music stage, a bar and tons of panamanian party people. The atmosphere is totally chill and the $2 bucks beers are the best deals in Casco Viejo. So I invite you to grab a cold drink, listen to a variety of music flavors and enjoy what Casco Viejo is really all about.
I’m sure the owners and the promoters were happy because DUBAI turned out to be a total success! Since day one, not another single soul fitted inside this new Panama City, Panama night club but the party lovers’ sure partied outside the club! They didn’t care; not even the rain could stop the party connoisseurs from enjoying this wild party night!
On the opening day owners, promoters and staff were going crazy since early in the morning to ensure that this turned out the way they had planned. All of their efforts surely paid off; though people didn’t start to show up until late at night once the first ones started arriving, everyone else did too! From celebrities to regular people, everyone sure had a blast! Who wouldn’t? DUBAI really made it big with a 3 day party celebration which included performances from top Panama artists LOS RABANES and the ROOKIE. The night club is really nice inside; with a two story level, a bar area, and a table area, they offer a wide variety of music, drinks and lots of lights for everyone’s likes so you will surely spend a great night at DUBAI. Cover charges and drinks have a very accessible price, but if you want to walk in with the elite of the club, feel free to contact one their promoters Diego Villarreal (who kindly offered to Party in Panama to put down his name as a contact). As of my luck, I could only go on Saturday, but it sure made up for the rest of the events because, of course, the ROOKIE show rocked the house and made it all worth it! In summary, if you are looking for an endless Panama wild party for the best value, you should definitely try DUBAI! My friends and I really enjoyed the party that went all night long; but then again, you are the one who sets the mood! For more information, don’t hesitate to contact Party in Panama!
DUBAI will be – yes, will be because it hasn’t even open yet – Panama’s next trendy spot in Panama City; and, of course, Party in Panama brings you all the info for you to go and try this soon-to-be trendy spot in Panama City, Panama. There must be a reason why they claim the new party era will begin with DUBAI… Well, the idea for creating this new night club was to bring all of Panama party lovers together in a great party that will last all night long. “DUBAI was created for you, the party connoisseur!” says the host of the event. But if you are still hesitant about trying this new night club, then let me tell you that they have gone above and beyond by bringing you the one-and-only ROOKIE to their inauguration party. Who wouldn’t love that? I know I would, ROOKIE’s music is very contagious and makes you want to dance all night long. So I know you are wondering now where this new night club is going to be located at. Well, DUBAI will be located at one of Panama City most popular places: El Dorado, most specifically in PLAZA MIRAGE. From anywhere of the city, just take Tumba Muerto St. and it will be located right across the street from Farmacias Metro, between Popeye’s and Burger King. There’s no way to get lost! Alright, seriously, now I’m going to give you the info that you are waiting for. When is the party??? The party will start this Saturday November 29th at 9:00pm ‘til sunrise so get ready to enjoy an endless wild party celebration once DUBAI opens its doors for the first time. OH, one more thing: the first 300 people don’t have to pay cover charge so make sure you are there on time! You can’t miss it, I know I’m not!!! Of course, Party in Panama will bring you all the scoop of the event, so don’t miss our next week’s article. SEE Y’ALL @ DUBAI! “La Terraza” or The Terrace for its English translation is a bar located on the famous Via Veneto in Panama City, Panama. Via Veneto is known because of the Hotel & Casino Veneto where a lot of locals and tourists go to party and to meet beautiful, sexy, wild Panama girls. There are a lot of places to party there, but last weekend I went to The Terrace. As I said, it is located at the end of Via Veneto close to Via España. The Terrace is a bar owned by a foreigner who never thought of having a business in Panama City, Panama, but that loved the place so much it didn’t want it to close. The Terrace has moved to many different places, but now is back to Via Veneto where Unplugged (a night club) used to be. Even though it is not a huge place, I felt cozy and welcome as soon as I walked in. A person, whom I’m not sure if it’s the owner, welcomed me and my friends to the place. There are tables and chairs surrounding the bar area; further inside there’s a pool table and there are tables close to the sidewalk where you can smoke freely. The music is varied and a little after we arrived a nice gentleman started playing and singing live music with his guitar. It was awesome! This was a nice way to enjoy a couple of drinks with my friends, hang out without having to be in an overcrowded place, and enjoy some live music. Go to now The Terrace now, I’m sure it will soon become a new trendy spot in Panama City, Panama! Well, El Pavo Real has turned out to be my favorite spot in Panama City, Panama. Its ambiance, the music, the food, the drinks, but most of all the staff really makes me love this trendy English bar. (Find more about El Pavo Real on my last week’s article). I went back for the second time with some friends and few of my co-workers. We loved it that night! All the staff: Marli, Alex and Fernando remembered me right away! Marli and Alex were smiling and taking care of us the whole night. We started off pretty wild by drinking vodka. We sat there to talk and everyone was just so friendly, we couldn’t help but to talk about it. Later on another friend arrived and she wanted to play pool. The pool tables were busy but the people playing were so nice to let her play. OMG! I drank until I felt a little tipsy; luckily my friends and the staff took care of meJ. My friend wasn’t really good at playing pool but we sure had a blast! I met another waiter that night. His name is Ricky. He’s very nice and talks to everyone. Every time I go back Ricky, Marli and Alex are very pleasant and friendly. Every single person that works there is extremely nice, unfortunately because I’m really bad with names and don’t really remember everyone’s name but I can guarantee that anyone that helps you will truly take care of you. Anyways, writing about it I realized that this is not much of a wild party itself. You’ll have to go to El Pavo Real in order for you to understand what I mean when I say that this is the best place to hang out with your friends and have a great time! If you love rock music, this is the place to go! If you want the best customer service in a bar in Panama City, Panama, this is the place to go! If you want the best food and drinks in Panama City, Panama, this is the best place to go! If you want to be surrounded by beautiful, sexy young Panamanian and latin girls, this is the place to go! El Pavo Real is definitely the best bar to have the best fiesta in Panama City, Panama. It really has nothing to envy from the wild party in strip clubs. The only thing you will NOT find there is a striptease show or lap dance; Nevertheless, it’s a party you will not want to miss. I never do! It truly gives you the best value for your buck in their drinks and food. It gives you free live music every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and, once again, the best service ever! I keep going back almost every week because I know that Stefan, Fernando, Ricky, Marli, Alex and everyone else there will always greet me as their friend and help me relax. It’s always nice to have someone to talk to when you are having a stressful day and to enjoy a cold beer on tap to relax. You can find all of these and more in El Pavo Real. Come and enjoy the best Panamanian-English party only at El Pavo Real. If you’re bold enough you might even meet a lot of wild girls or guys right there! Keep your hopes up! And, I’ll see you at El Pavo Real! The “Peacock” or El Pavo Real for its name in Spanish is an English pub that plays mostly rock music, which just recently moved to Via Argentina in Panama City, Panama. It was first located in Calle 50 since it first opened in the 80s. El Pavo Real has a lot of story and even though is not really a dance club, you can have a lot of fun playing pool, watching TV or just by delighting your sight with the sexy panamanian wild girls that go there. I went there the other day and had the pleasure to meet Stefan who’s a manager in El Pavo Real. He told me few anecdotes from the place and why it had to move from its original location, which is because of some leasing problems. He was very nice and polite as is the rest of the staff from El Pavo Real. He started telling me the story of the success of El Pavo Real. Stefan explained to me that yes, it was true that John Le Carré, the English writer who wrote “The Tailor of Panama”, did used to go there to write his novels and eat their signature dishes accompanied by his favorite drinks. Nevertheless, El Pavo Real did not become famous because of him; El Pavo Real was famous way before John Le Carré first stepped into that place. It was very well known since it starts because of its strategic location in Area Bancaria (Banking Area) in Panama City, Panama, it’s excellent customer service, delicious food specially its fish n’ chips and their delicious onion soup (truly, still THE BEST onion soup in Panama City) and great variety of imported and local beers. All the business people used to go there to close very important business deals and have business meetings. One very interesting anecdote was that their famous “fish n’ chips” was not served on a plate like is done now a days, no, it was served on the financial section of the New York Times. Yes, you read it right! It was served on a newspaper. Truly, truly amazing! Unfortunately, this can’t be done anymore because of health department requirements. The other dish, the onion soup is the best of its kind. No other onion soup can be compare to theirs, guarantee! Anyways, too much story already so let me tell you how I found out about this quite but crazy and wild place where I go to party a lot. My best friend and I were driving around one day and wanted to stop by for a drink. We found El Pavo Real right on a corner in Via Argentina where the club Korcho’s used to be located at. We hadn’t even walked in when the administrator and the owners greeted us very politely and courteously. I still remember what Fernando (that’s the name of the administrator) told me: “welcome, this is your home” Whoa!!! I couldn’t believe I was receiving such a nice service in a bar in Panama City, Panama. We sat down outside because we wanted to smoke and chat. Yes, they have a patio area where you can drink, eat and smoke if you want to. We ordered some drinks and we stayed there for a while. The bartenders/waiters were very polite and Fernando treated us like we were old friends. We had to leave but I knew I was going to go back. I went back a couple of weeks later with some friends from work. And now is when the real party really started. Find out what did my friends and I did that night at El Pavo Real on my next week’s article… meanwhile, remember to Party a lot in any of the spots I’ve talked about… Here’s a great party celebration. Why? It was my office friend’s birthday! And it’s another excuse to party in panama or like we say in Panama “arrancarnos” (start up). She wanted to try something new, something fresh. A very close friend suggested we try a new place at Via Argentina in Panama City, Panama that had just opened up. We went there and the place was packed inside and outside. How not? Mrs. Mendoza (that’s the restaurant name) is a tex-mex, Mexican restaurant with a very Panamanian and Latin soul. It has a patio and two tables just outside the restaurant where you can also smoke. The staff greeted us very fast and cordially. Their politeness and efficiency was amazing! We didn’t have to wait more than ten minutes for our table. We sat down and ordered margaritas and beers. I also ordered some nachos because I knew we were going to get a little hungry after we started drinking. (By the way, we’d already had dinner). The margaritas arrived and they were huge! The glass were they are served them are really big, fancy margarita glasses, not just regular martini glasses like some other places use. I had a sip and it was amazingly good. They use Jose Cuervo tequila for this drink and the ratio of ingredients was perfect! (This is a lot to say considering I’m not a big fan of margaritas). At the same time, the nachos arrived. They were really, really good. They were crispy and fresh. What they served us were not store bought tortillas, they were homemade tortillas chips and the pico-de-gallo that we ordered with it was also fresh and well seasoned. If just the nachos were that good, imagine the rest of their menu! Anyways, they also had live mariachi who were nice enough to sing “las mañanitas” (Mexican b-day song) to my friend. And when there’s no mariachi, they play a great selection of Latin music. It was a nice twist, something different… Most importantly, my friend loved it! And so did us. I had a blast! Mrs. Mendoza is a really nice place to hang out, eat some very good tex-mex or Mexican food and a great place to bring your love one for a unique serenade. Mrs. Mendoza has nothing to envy from any night club or bar or even those show clubs and strip clubs. You can set your own ambiance. From sexy and wild party to just a true Latin fiesta; their music, their drinks and their food are the key ingredients to have a great Latin night, Mexican night. Most importantly, their service has been the best service I’ve received in a restaurant/bar in Panama so far. |
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As a follow up to my previous article (please read 
