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A friendly town among the hills
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterNew Zealand was too far, the south of France too cold and Colombia too unsafe for Casey and Susan Koehler. So the former Floridians settled quite happily on this mild and isolated coffee-growing town in western Panama for their retirement home. A...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Trade Agreements, Hotels and Accommodations, Hugo Chavez, Society
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Boquete, Panama
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPopulation: 20,000 Weather: Temperatures in the 70s year-round; dry January-April Getting there: No direct flights. Flights from L.A. to Panama City take 6ƒ¦1/2ƒ§ hours, then it's a 30-minute flight to the town of David and a 30-mile drive to Boquete....Tags: Panama, Hospitals and Clinics, Los Angeles Times, Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Buyers
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5 best beaches on a budget
What makes a budget beach: Moderately priced motels and restaurants. Close to other interesting beaches and sites. 1. Anastasia State Recreation Area: A lot of water activities. Playground for kids. Nice views of nature. Historic St. Augustine is just...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Dining and Drinking, Fort Lauderdale, Panama, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Tropical zone
GETTING THERE: From LAX, Copa offers nonstop service and Copa, American, Delta and Mexicana offer connecting service (change of planes). Restricted round-trip fares begin at $530. TELEPHONES: To call the numbers below from the U.S., dial 011 (the...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Panama, Hotels and Accommodations, Los Angeles International Airport, Restaurants
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Cultural soul of Colombia
Times Staff WriterIN the old days, this was a swell place to be a pirate and a terrible place to be a witch. That was back when this wind-scoured Caribbean port was a hub of the Inquisition and the Spanish Empire's gold trade in the New World. Between 1610 and 1811,...Tags: Arts and Culture, Hotels and Accommodations, Marlon Brando, San Diego (San Diego, California), Seafood
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A rare look at secretive Brotherhood in America
Tribune staff reportersOver the last 40 years, small groups of devout Muslim men have gathered in homes in U.S. cities to pray, memorize the Koran and discuss events of the day. But they also addressed their ultimate goal, one so controversial that it is a key reason they have...Tags: Luxembourg, Qur'an, Arts and Culture, National Security, Health and Safety at School
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'I've got to go back home'
Ten days after the United States invaded this Central American country to oust dictator Manuel Noriega, in 1989, a brilliant Panamanian jazz pianist stepped on stage to calm the nation with music -- or at least to try. Several hundred Panamanians had...Tags: Arts and Culture, Music Industry, Pennsylvania, Education, Culture
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Panama City doctor accused of illegally prescribing pain pills to addicts
Staff WriterA federal grand jury has indicted a Panama City doctor and two of his patients on drug conspiracy and fraud charges, alleging they illegally funneled thousands of doses of the painkiller OxyContin and other pills to addicts and drug abusers, including two...Tags: Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Social Issues, Pain, Orthopedic Surgery, Prosecution
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Birds versus buzz saws in jungle joust
Times Staff WriterPanama's legendary Darien jungle has defeated the Pan-American Highway and numerous attempts to tame its pristine wilds. But, as loggers and settlers close in, one of the world's richest wildlife habitats is headed for the buzz saw, reports a DEET-...Tags: Transportation Industry, Contracts, Arts and Culture, Diseases and Illnesses, Gardens and Parks
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Finding the best of Boquete
GETTING THERE Connecting service (change of planes) is available from LAX to Panama City on Delta, American, Continental, Mexicana and TACA. Restricted round-trip fares begin at $611. Aeroperlas provides daily flights from Panama City to David for about...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Panama, Anaheim, Los Angeles International Airport, Travel
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Stricter security slowing rebound for air travel
More passenger jets filled the nation's skies Friday, but hourslong waits in ticket counter lines and a gantlet of new, vastly stricter security measures underscored that America's commercial air travel system has yet to rebound--and will look radically...Tags: Terrorism, Air Transportation, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Interior Policy, FBI
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