Financial District, Panama City

Since passing a tax law to attract multi-national companies it appears the economy in Panama is red hot. Financial skyscraper after skyscraper, of which some are absolutely empty, sirens, constant hammering, horns, traffic, corrupt cabbies and men in business suits surround us like a cloak. Progress is expensive, loud and smelly. In the midst of all this commotion, we stay in a beautiful home that provides quiet and space. A reminder of the what this neighborhood may have been.