Live In Panama
Panama City Ranks High in Men’s Favorite City Poll
AskMen.com’s recent survey puts Panama City within the top 29 cities, in the world, to live in. Along with Panama City were her peers, Santiago and Buenos Aires in terms of the South and Central American cities.
Chicago was placed first in the poll which is rated according to the following eight categories – livability, sports and entertainment, culture, fashion, sex and dating, health, power and money and the good life, revealed a total of 60 international cities, which was then reduced to 29 cities. Editor in Chief, James Bassell attributes the success of Panama City and Santiago, of appearing within the top 29, as being due to the affordable cost of living as well as current development within the respective regions.
Parque Omar – An example of green responsibility
The recycling efforts of the locals from Parque Omar have surpassed all expectations. The initial idea which was to educate users of the city’s Parque Omar, one of the few green areas within the city and bordering the areas of Carrasquila, San Fransisco and La Loma. The education process was to educate people to recycle their used bottles, paper and plastic in terms of proper waste management, and was initially funded by grants from The National Parks of Panama Group and the Social Action Foundation (FAS). All income that is generated via the collection efforts and recycling is put back into the project to fund it generically. 
The education process and the resulting interest expressed by people utilizing the park has resulted in the officials having to clear the collection points from twice a week to every single day. Officials hope to open the recycling operations center to the public, so that they may bring larger amounts of recyclables in, as well as to serve as a education center to school children, where they can learn more about the recycling process and the importance thereof.
With current funds generated being used to fund this initiative, officials hope that more income generation will enable more investment into Parque Omar itself, including benches, lights and amenities within the park. The initiative already serves as a motivation for other similar areas and businesses to follow suit in this vital area of green responsibility.
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