The transition between seasons – “winter” and “summer”, which in fact are “rainy season” and “dry season in Panama,” – happens at the same time as these much-anticipated holidays: Christmas and New Year.

Around this time each year we get the dry season, school holidays, “cooler” weather, trips to the beach … seasons change, and everybody cheers up! In this bulletin, we will talk about the dry season, now that it has started.

For years, scientists have stated that tropical environments are more stable and predictable than temperate ones, showing no significant variations throughout the year. Those scientists have not lived here. We all have seen and felt the consequences of the variation in precipitation. We have our own seasonality.

By Jorge Ventocilla

“In 1984, I was studying in Spain. My younger brother also went to Spain to study.

During one of those conversations between brothers, I asked him to mention some of the things he missed about Panama.

‘Bugs. There are no bugs here’. That was his answer”. 

By: Jorge Ventocilla

Eduardo Galeano

Undoubtedly, diversity is a distinctive characteristic of life. It not only serves as an ornament, it makes life possible. For our species, in particular, both biological and cultural diversity are essential.