Over the past few months, we made an excursion into Colombia, our beautiful neighbor to the east, to investigate a new investment opportunity: Cashew Plantations! Because we are interested only in impact investments and sustainable…
Join us for an Ecotrip to Colombia in January 2018 and have a taste of the delicious cashews growing there! Take a step onto the road less traveled to enjoy ecotourism and agrotourism in South…
Just in case you were wondering, Yes! Frank Backe is alive and well and still living in and loving Panama! Let me share with you what led to the absence of my newsletter over these…
Impact on World Economies…Opening New Markets! The Chinese Megaship COSCO, recently renamed PANAMA, is the first ship to transit through the expanded Panama Canal! Aided by tugboats, rather than the traditional “mules,” or trains, used…
The Trip The dugout canoes sat along the shore of the mostly-dried Chagres River awaiting their cargo of tourists eager for a glimpse of Panama’s past right here in Panama’s present. The young men who…
This is not a resort town in Colorado or in the European Alps–This is Beautiful Boquete, Panama! After spending hot and humid days looking at rainforests, Norma and I decided to spend a few days…
Definition from Wikipedia: Impact Investing refers to investments made into companies, organizations and funds with the intention to generate measurable beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return. It is a form of…
