Panama At Your Service

Marcela Chavarria

Ines — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:11:37 +0000

Marcela Chavarria is the “ambassador” of the Internations Panama City Group. Internations is an international online community for people who live and work abroad. The network is represented by over 300 local communities. Panama City is one of them. The Internations Panama City Group has many members and is quite active. The group’s monthly events are the perfect opportunity for you as an expat to meet and mingle with other expats in Panama City. Marcela Chavarria is the “ambassador” of the group, meaning that she is the virtual mayor and the contact person for the Panama City Group. She initiates and organizes the events in Panama City.

Everybody can become a member of Internations, and it is free to sign up online. To attend the monthly get-togethers of the General Panama City Group you are usually charged about $ 15.

Marcela Chavarria was born in El Salvador and relocated to Panama City in 2005.

For more information contact Marcela Chavarria directly using this form:

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Jocelyn Karpy

Ines — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:55:32 +0000

Jocelyn Karpy is the owner and manager of “Jungle Adventures by Kalu Yala”, a sustainable tourism company in Panama City, Panama. Jocelyn’s company offers 3-day 2-night inclusive jungle tours to the Los Tres Brazos region of the Panamanian highlands, just 50 minutes outside of the city.

Jungle Adventures by Kalu Yala gives travelers the opportunity to immerse themselves into an off-the-grid lifestyle in which they can test their limits in the raw Panamanian highlands.

For more information contact Jocelyn Karpy directly using this form:

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Kel Ben

Ines — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:36:23 +0000

Kel Ben is a chef in Panama City, Panama. Kel Ben is originally from the U.K. and is a NYC trained chef. He offers services as a private chef and/or caterer.

Kel Ben specializes in gluten-free cooking and baking, and his cuisine is health driven.

For more information contact Kel Ben directly using this form:

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Skyler Ralston

Ines — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:32:17 +0000

Skyler Ralston is the founder and manager of “YEP- Young Expats in Panama”, a social group for expats from all over the world who reside in Panama. YEP gives these expats the opportunity to meet and share their Panamanian experiences with each other. Skyler Ralston organizes parties and activities (from pool parties and cocktail evenings to poker tournaments and beach day trips) in and around Panama City on a regular basis. Skyler invites people of all ages and backgrounds to join in on the YEP fun.

Skyler Ralston is originally from Boston. When she, after graduating from university, moved from Miami to Panama City she wanted to make new contacts- personally and professionally. When she did not find any social-networking websites for events bringing young expatriates together in Panama City, she had the idea to found YEP. Skyler quickly expanded her business network in Panama thanks to her U.S. career experience in marketing and advertising and today has two successful companies: Sky Marketing and Young Expats in Panama.

For more information contact Skyler Ralston directly using this form:

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Enrique Williams

Ines — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:30:50 +0000

Enrique Williams is the president of the Canadian Association of Panama, an organization that provides a meeting point for Canadians (residents of Panama or visitors) and Panamanians (all other nationalities are welcome, as well). The association seeks to share Canadian insights, knowledge and experience with Panamanians as well as to share the experience and knowledge of life in Panama with Canadians who have arrived recently.

In addition to raising funds and initiating projects to support Panama’s development, Enrique Williams and the association also create social events, especially to celebrate Canadian holidays and other cultural events. The association meets on a regular basis.

Everybody who is interested in the Canadian culture can become a member of the Canadian Association of Panama. The membership fee is $ 20 per person or $ 30 per family.

For more information contact Enrique Williams directly using this form:

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Benny Flores

Ines — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:23:28 +0000

Benny Flores is the president of the American Society of Panama, a non-profit, charitable, international organization in Panama City. Members of this organization are people from the U.S., Panama, and citizens of all countries who are living in Panama and share the society’s values. They are usually members of the business  community, personnel from the U.S. Embassy, retirees, and Panama Canal Authority employees.

Membership is open to everybody who supports the mission of the society regardless of citizenship or national origin. The member application fee is $ 50 for an individual member or a family.

Benny Flores and his team organize monthly events including dinners, lectures, picnics, wine tastings and visits to cultural and tourist attractions, and the “Expat Gathering Meet And Mix“ events are the perfect opportunity to meet and mingle with other (English-speaking) expats and Panamanians.

For more information contact Benny Flores directly using this form:

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Euridice Solorzano de Anzueto

Ines — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:14:09 +0000

Euridice Solorzano de Anzueto is the president of the “Who’s New of Panama Club”, a non-profit organization in Panama City, that welcomes female newcomers to Panama and provides assistance in orientation. The club, that has about 100 members, seeks to promote friendship among women of all nationalities in Panama and to encourage community activities.

The “Who’s New Of Panama Club” has two meetings per month: a “Welcome Coffee“ the first Tuesday of each month to welcome newcomers and to inform them about the upcoming activities and the ”General Meeting“ on the third Thursday of each month. This is usually a lunch, a cultural trip or a recreational activity. Apart from these two meetings Euridice Solorzano de Anzueto and the club offer a wine club, a book club, a Spanish conversation club, and a lot more.

Membership to “Who’s New of Panama” is open to all women residing in Panama. The membership fee is $ 40 per year.

Contact Euridice Solorzano de Anzueto directly for more information using this form:

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Robert Kroesen

Ines — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:48:01 +0000

Robert Kroesen is the director of United Nature, the largest teak plantation in the Republic of Panama. Together with important, international legal firms and consultants, Robert advises individuals on how to take advantage of timber reforestation opportunities both for investment and as a means of obtaining full-time residency in Panama.

Robert is a Panamanian of Dutch origin. He has lived in the United States, where got his marketing degree and worked with a marketing research firm. When coming back to Panama, Robert Kroesen advised companies and law firms on their global marketing and public relations strategies. Then he founded United Nature.

If you would like to learn more about how to use timber reforestation for investment or for your residency, contact Robert Kroesen directly using this form:

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Clay Jorgensen

Ines — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 02:00:42 +0000

Clay Jorgensen is a scuba dive instructor and the owner of Panama Divers in Panama. Clay came to Panama as an engineer working on a canal project and decided to open his own dive shop.

In his dive shop Clay Jorgensen offers a huge variety of diving courses (open water courses, advanced open water courses, master scuba diver courses, divemaster courses, and more). The shop is located in Portobelo, Panama. Clay offers on-time, air-conditioned, round-trip transportation from Panama City to Portobelo.

Contact Clay Jorgensen directly using this form:

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Chris Rusch

Ines — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:19:41 +0000

Chris Rusch is an international tax lawyer and advisor, who offers expertise in international formations, asset protection, and banking. He is based in the U.S., not in Panama. However, Chris is your man if you need any help with planning and forming international structures or with any offshore issue. Chris is experienced in defending clients who have used noncompliant offshore structures or other federal and state tax disputes (e.g. U.S.-American citizens with unreported foreign income or bank accounts). He is also very experienced in international audit.

Chris Rusch has the following degrees: a B.A. from the University of California, an M.B.A from the University of San Diego Business School as well as a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law.

You should get in touch with Chris when you are a U.S. citizen and are planning to establish an international business or asset protection strategies that comply with U.S. law.

Contact Chris Rush directly using this form:

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