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[Viva Chicas]

Greetings everyone!

Please help me. Does anybody know a club in Rio Sereno (at the border with Costa Rica) , called 'Night Club Espana Internacional'? Or any information of clubs, brothels etc in Rio Sereno. Please respond with any information you might have. Thank you.

[PaulGore]

A good bar is "Pool Bar" on the two way street a block away from the bus station. 20 pool tables, air conditioned, $1 Balboa beers plus nightly specials. Watched the Boston-Miami game there last night. Lots of cute young ladies in there, although I saw no signs that any of them were on the program. Maybe later. The Hotel Madrid, just down the street from the bar, was a good value at $33. Strong AC, free computers, screens on the windows, good bathroom, lots of cable TV channels. No hot water but I can't imagine wanting to take a hot shower when the whole town is basically a sauna. In fact all the bathrooms here seem to have only a single faucet.

If you go from PC to David on the bus, I would recommend you buy two seats because the seats are very narrow. The price is $15. 25 and the trip takes seven hours, including a 35 minute "lunch" stop in Santiago at a gross, boiling hot restaurant at which I would not eat for free. Keep in mind they say you can't eat on the bus. I did, but discreetly. Don't plan on bringing on Kentucky Fried Chicken or anything. I read and heard a lot about how they cranked the AC up to the max (although most of this info pertained to the night bus) and how you should bring a sweater. That certainly was not my experience; it was way too hot.

Rent a car there dirt cheap in Panama there a couple of clubs in David a little outside of town.

[Dickhead]

A good bar is "Pool Bar" on the two way street a block away from the bus station. 20 pool tables, air conditioned, $1 Balboa beers plus nightly specials. Watched the Boston-Miami game there last night. Lots of cute young ladies in there, although I saw no signs that any of them were on the program. Maybe later. The Hotel Madrid, just down the street from the bar, was a good value at $33. Strong AC, free computers, screens on the windows, good bathroom, lots of cable TV channels. No hot water but I can't imagine wanting to take a hot shower when the whole town is basically a sauna. In fact all the bathrooms here seem to have only a single faucet.

If you go from PC to David on the bus, I would recommend you buy two seats because the seats are very narrow. The price is $15. 25 and the trip takes seven hours, including a 35 minute "lunch" stop in Santiago at a gross, boiling hot restaurant at which I would not eat for free. Keep in mind they say you can't eat on the bus. I did, but discreetly. Don't plan on bringing on Kentucky Fried Chicken or anything. I read and heard a lot about how they cranked the AC up to the max (although most of this info pertained to the night bus) and how you should bring a sweater. That certainly was not my experience; it was way too hot.

[Ocean Traveler]

I heard the brothel in Santiago is named Dulcenia or something similar.

It has been around awhile and the cab drivers should know where it is.

I didn't have an opportunity to visit and verify so this is 2nd hand.

OT

[Ocean Traveler]

This Sunday, being a bit bored with my usual activities, I decided to just roam randomly.

He took me to a nondescript bar hidden to all except the locals in the know.

I stepped in and surprise, surprise, located in a recessed area on the highway

Do you remember the landmarks?

When you say on the highway, in Santiago that means the PanAmerican Highway.

Was the bar north or south of McDonalds?

My guess is north (toward David)

Was it also north of the overpass?

Just curious because I have been searching Santiago for awhile.

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[WaterTraveller]

This Sunday, being a bit bored with my usual activities, I decided to just roam randomly.

All discos are closed, so are most bars and restaurants. I found a young taxi driver willing to let.

Me in the raw finds.

He took me to a nondescript bar hidden to all except the locals in the know.

I stepped in and surprise, surprise, located in a recessed area on the highway

With no blaring sign a bar full of about 6 ladies just sitting or walking around.

There were two 7s and five 5s on a scale of 10. One black, two " Indians" and.

The rest Hispanic.

The cost : 1 dollar a minute with one girl in one of the backrooms.

The beers : 1. 25 each and no entrance fee.

The crowd was composed of young Panamanian men, plain workers between 21.

And 40 years old.

They would just grab a girl and lead her to the backroom and usually.

They would spend no more than 15 minutes.

So, for 15bucks, a man can spend some time with a girl. The girls seem.

To do a brisk business, rarely staying more than 5 minutes to be grabbed.

By a client.

No show but you can dance close with a girl.

For 15 dollars.

I guess the price went up 2 years ago theses type of places were 12$ for 15 minutes

[Victorn]

This Sunday, being a bit bored with my usual activities, I decided to just roam randomly.

All discos are closed, so are most bars and restaurants. I found a young taxi driver willing to let.

Me in the raw finds.

He took me to a nondescript bar hidden to all except the locals in the know.

I stepped in and surprise, surprise, located in a recessed area on the highway

With no blaring sign a bar full of about 6 ladies just sitting or walking around.

There were two 7s and five 5s on a scale of 10. One black, two " Indians" and.

The rest Hispanic.

The cost : 1 dollar a minute with one girl in one of the backrooms.

The beers : 1. 25 each and no entrance fee.

The crowd was composed of young Panamanian men, plain workers between 21.

And 40 years old.

They would just grab a girl and lead her to the backroom and usually.

They would spend no more than 15 minutes.

So, for 15bucks, a man can spend some time with a girl. The girls seem.

To do a brisk business, rarely staying more than 5 minutes to be grabbed.

By a client.

No show but you can dance close with a girl.

For 15 dollars.

[Victorn]

hi guys, i used to haunt the chicks in nicaragua but i got tired of the dusty roads with potholes.

now, i am roaming the small towns of chiriqui.

yes, you`ve read the true picture when it comes to david : la esmeralda, very average girls.

so, i decided to spend some time in volcan, about one hour`s drive from david in the mountains.

the air is pure and fresh, except the only exciting place is a disco mostly attended by the local.

aborigenes and being alone and not a 6-ft guy, i got a peek inside and stepped back. only one

casino in town, attached to a hotel.

i headed to bugaba, a small town with a central park surrounded by groceries stores, banks galore,

lottery saleswomen and loafing men of all ages. as a gringo, you are spotted quickly and followed.

by curious eyes.

taxi drivers mentioned a strip-tease bar with international girls called tropicana; for $2. 50 max a taxi.

will take you there from anywhere in bugaba (bugaba itself is 30 minutes away from david by local bus).

the international girls at that happen to be dominican girls you need to approach.

beer is $1. 50 and 20 bucks for half hour with the girl in private in the club. the 2 girls, that sunday.

night were more 5. 7 average look.

on a thursday, i went to paso canoas, otherwise known as la frontera, about 30 minutes from bugaba.

it seems the action is more on the costa-rica side as the everywhere presence of the panamanian police.

on the panamanian side is not encouraging.

two cabarets among the stores on the costa-rican side are active; the better one carries 5 to 7 girls,

of every hue from a 5 to an 8 and asks 40 bucks for a half hour in private inside while the other smaller

size cabaret had only 2 girls, dominican, more on the 5 average.

there could be some street action at night but i was not willing to take the chance, given the unsecure.

history of the streets.

[Love Handler]

Now stuck in David thanks to the Indian protests blocking the Pan-Am highway, I do what any good monger would do and head over to the only game in town, La Esmaralda. It's Friday night and even more of a sausage than before!

Finally got a chance to speak to a couple of the chicas, and they certainly are not aggressive. You have to approach them as they appear to be content offering 10 second lap dances to the many eager clients for a dollar. Each of the 10 or so ladies present take a turn doing a strip tease on stage for a 2 song set, then walk among the crowd giving out quickie dances for a buck.

I did have one chica ("Asari"?) offer FS in the back room for. 20 for 15 min and. 40 for a half hour. She claimed all holes were available, and BBBJ as well. Not attractive enough for my tastes so I passed.

In conclusion, David is pretty much a waste of tIme for a monger. Now I just have to somehow get my ass back over to PC and have some real fun.

Always an adventure in Panama.

I was in Esmeraldas that Friday and I saw a gringo so that must be you, I agree Esmeraldas is terrible, don't waste your time there, same girls every night, none very pretty and they take dick one after another from the local tacaños who don't like or can't spend much. Much better in Panama city.

[Rippa]

Now stuck in David thanks to the Indian protests blocking the Pan-Am highway, I do what any good monger would do and head over to the only game in town, La Esmaralda. It's Friday night and even more of a sausage than before!

Finally got a chance to speak to a couple of the chicas, and they certainly are not aggressive. You have to approach them as they appear to be content offering 10 second lap dances to the many eager clients for a dollar. Each of the 10 or so ladies present take a turn doing a strip tease on stage for a 2 song set, then walk among the crowd giving out quickie dances for a buck.

I did have one chica ("Asari"?) offer FS in the back room for. 20 for 15 min and. 40 for a half hour. She claimed all holes were available, and BBBJ as well. Not attractive enough for my tastes so I passed.

In conclusion, David is pretty much a waste of tIme for a monger. Now I just have to somehow get my ass back over to PC and have some real fun.

Always an adventure in Panama.

[Rippa]

OK, sometimes when working on finding chicas in less well traveled areas like this you really just end up TOFTT as the options are so limited. Sadly, it's quite clear that is the case here. Tonite, as promised, my cabbie and guide to the 'underworld' in David took me to El Paraiso. When we got there the bar was almost empty and only one rather low-life looking mujare was lurking around. I passed.

We also Found out my other option, Volcancito, closed at midnite, and my taxista was loathe to leave me in that sketchy neighborhood had it been open, so it was back to La Esmaralda. For the purposes of this board, it's really the only true monger option in town. But again, as it was last noted, even it was just too much of a sausage fest for my tastes.

We did do some SW trolling as well, but that was extremely limited once again.

And as if that is not enough, the accursed 'Carrot Law' with bars closing at 2 AM on weekdays is enforced here as well. All of Panama now goes to bed early.

Esmaralda is 'OK' and it appears to be pretty much the entire enchilada here in Dacid when it comes to P4P, but I'm going to give it one more try tomorrow nite before I move on. Stay tuned.

[Rippa]

Just back from an evening of 'recon' work here in David. As there seems to be a bit of a lack of current info I thought I'd give it my best. I was lucky enough to hook up with a good taxista, who was kind enough to stay with me, off and on, all evening. The man certainly knew his city well, but doesn't EVERY good taxi driver?

So here's what's currently available:

La Esmeralda. As reported elsewhere on this thread, still probably your best option. Rate is 20 for 15 min in your private room, very similar to La Gruta Azul or La Gloria in PC if you are familiar with those fine establishments, but a bit cheaper. The ladies are all Columbianas and several were good enough to work the floor at El Veneto IMHO. But there were a couple of 'vacas' here as well. Biggest problem was the chica to hombre ratio was about 4 to 1. Saw the largest pair of artificial ass cheeks I've ever encountered here, and on a surprisingly nice looking 24 year old chica. Guess the Panamanian men like it when 'baby's got back' too.

Paraiso (Paradise). Will try to get by there tomorrow nite for an in-depth FR. My cabbie says very similar to La Esmeralda.

Volcancito. Cabbie said this place is even cheaper, but in a sketchy neighborhood and lower quality chicas.

SW's. They are here (south of downtown) if that's your thing. Was quoted 20 by one I would not touch with YOUR the*ick!

The best route to go is find a cabbie, treat him right, and turn him into your 'wing man' of sorts. Spanish always helps, cabs are cheap ($2 from downtown to La Esmaralda for example). Give him an extra buck or two and he'll come right back to which ever bar you want, and at the time you want.

More on David soon.

[Cayrick]

The language school in Boquete is called Habla Ya. It is professionally run and instruction is excellent. Boquete is full of gringos so it will not be cheap. They have a website.

There is little nightlife in Boquete. For that you have to go 40 km down the road to David where there are casinos, discos and a couple of *****houses; one called Esmeralda and a dump called Paraiso.

Both of these are very safe. David is at sea level and is the hottest city in Central America. Boquete is a sleepy town of 20k and sits at an altitude of 4, 000 ft. Very comfortable.

[Thaijuan14]

I am planning on attending an immersion school in Panama. I checked the website for this school in Boguete (forgot the name of the school).

It sounded good especially with the cooler weather to PC.

As I was reading, I saw how much work it is to get there. You fly from PC to David and then take a cab to Boq. That would not have been so bad with what the school has to offer but there just isn't anything there to do (besides study).

I guess I will stick with PC for now as I continue to do research. I have two schools in mind in PC. I was planning on doing 2 weeks first and if I like Panama, I would do a 3 month stint.

If I go with PC to study, I think I will fly to David on my weekend off. It sounds like a place to check out. I am hoping to report back local info wherever I attend school. I did an immersion school in Guadalajara years ago and it was fun and you get to meet locals who take you places, tourist do not know of.

I love Guad., its too bad Mexico is experiencing so much problems, I would go back in a heartbeat. I did visit SJ,CR (I posted a report) and I liked it. I just saw a travel show on Panama (2010) and it looks like its happening.

If anyone have any suggestions on where to go to school, let me know. I would consider David but I don't know if they have a school there, I will check.

[PaulGore]

Driving back toward PC late in the evening somewhere on the road between Santiago and Pennenome I stopped at a Hotel, think it was called Centroamerican, next door was another hotel. I was tired and needing rest. So I checked in. Wanted a beer and stopped in the hotel bar and there were 5 or 6 working girls. Every hour or so another girl came or left. Seems to be a pickup spot for local/travelers seeking action. Girls were definitely do-able. But I had my girl.

For future knowledge this could be a good resting spot.

Going towards Augaduce there is a club called Macombers but it is set back with local clients and Colombiain or Dominica girls for 15 bucks.