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Bordering Costa Rica on the Pacific Coast, Panama’s Chiriqui Province is emerging as a popular tourist destination – especially the Gulf of Chiriqui, which contains a wide variety of adventure vacation opportunities. Long a favorite of sport fishermen and backpackers, this location is now being discovered by mainstream vacationers, sparking interest in resort developments of all kinds.

“I was immediately attracted to the abundance of occasions for authentic Panamanian experiences,” says Ben Loomis, President of Amble Resorts, which is planning development of a luxury eco resort in Chiriqui: The Resort at Isla Palenque. “The opportunities for adventure activities combined with the Gulf’s rare, unspoiled beauty are making this location the next hot spot in Panama real estate.”…  Details

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NASCAR accused Jeremy Mayfield of lying to a federal court about the chronology of a second random drug test, offering to provide an audio tape of the conversation in which Mayfield was told to submit a sample. The driver says the telephone call went to voicemail.

The accusation came Monday in court filings that ask U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen to lift the July 1 injunction he granted Mayfield so he could return to racing.

NASCAR disputed the sworn testimony Mayfield provided to U.S. District Court last week, including the assertion that a July 6 request for a second drug test went to his voicemail at 1:18 p.m. He said he didn’t get the message until about 40 minutes later, making it difficult for him to meet the two-hour deadline to report for testing  …  Details

CadoMotus’ Bart Swings & Elma de Vries both claimed wins on Saturday in Otterlo, Netherlands – positive signs ahead of the European Championships which begin Thursday…

Bart Swings took a strong win in the mens race, finishing 6 seconds clear of Crispijn Ariens as the two duked it out alone after taking a lap (700m) on the pack. In the bunch sprint that took place earlier to clear the course for the finish of the two escapees, Ferre Spruyt led teammates Shane Dobbin and Maarten Swings across the line for a sprint 1-2-3  …  Details