We are a Dutch couple. My wife lived in Italy, the Tsjech Republic, 12 years with me in Saint Lucia (Caribbean) and I worked almost 14 years in Spain. So I am fluent in Spanish. Helps a lot to get things quickly done and at local prices. In Saint Lucia the economy went down the drain, with high unemployment and a lot of crime.
We were tired of the daily tropical heat. In October 2014 we went to Panama City, David and Boquete. We liked Boquete the most. Fantastic climate. Prices are affordable. We rented a 3 bedroom house in the lovely area of Santa Lucia, just a 7 minutes ride to the centre of town.We brought our 4 dogs from Saint Lucia via Trinidad to Tocumen. No problem as José Saenz of Golden Frog cleared the dogs within 30 minutes. He will instruct you clearly what paperwork you need. We enjoy it everyday, have local, American, Canadian, English; German and French friends. I highly recommend to learn Spanish before you come to Panama. Medical treatment at Chiriqui hospital is very good. Helen broke her little finger a nasty way, needed a pin and an operation under total anaesthetic. Price $ 1,250.-. A lot of Gringos kling together. Up to them. We found on Boquete Ning our car. Bought it from a young Britsh guy. A Lexus RX330 2005 at 12K. Very good condition. There are plenty second hand car dealers in David. Toyota, Hyundai and Nissan are the most popular and easy to service cars. F you buy a car from Value Motors or Cowboy Dave you might pay more. Any questions about drivers license rules,
immigration lawyer, learning Spanish, opening a bank account quickly. You are welcome.