The Riu Playa Blanca will open April 4 on the south shore of Panama. The resort is the second Riu in the country, joining the Hotel Riu Plaza Panama in Panama City. The all-inclusive, 573-room ...

Construction cranes were a common sight during my visit to Panama, nearly as ubiquitous as the palm trees lining the country's ever-growing number of highways or the cans of Balboa beer served at its ...