After my visit to Colombia (where I mongered) and Peru (where I didn't monger), I spent two nights in Panama City on my way back home. I kind of knew in advance that Panama would not be a cheap place for both mongering nor touristy stuff but checked out the scene anyway. First the airport was a bit confusing with its two terminals. I landed at terminal 1 and had planned to store my checked luggage at terminal 2 where a new Metro system was. It was a shuttle ride to terminal 2 and when I got there, I was told that the only luggage storage was back in terminal 1 which I did not feel like going back to. Shame because the new Metro costs less than $1 to get from the airport to the downtown area I booked my Airbnb at. So instead of taking a rip off airport taxi, I did manage to order an Uber which cost me about $17 US.
I booked an Airbnb in the same area where the main mongering action is which is an open air bar called Cafe Foto, formerly known as Habano's and Global Cigars. I timed the walk and it was only three minutes on foot. The Metro station as well as convenience stores were also easy walks within 5 minutes.
Cafe Foto
Now for the action. I went over to another bar called Alejandro's about 7 minutes walk from my Airbnb and was really small with only several girls so I did not stay. When I got to Cafe Foto, it was about 10 pm and already hopping with both monger dudes and working chicas. The girls were all dressed really well for the night out. Most were Colombians with some from Venezuela. Girls were either walking around the bar or standing in lineups in some of the aisles in the bar floor. Most will not approach you but a few did. They would quote $200 US when asked but both girls I pulled quickly accepted $150 US with one asking for me to buy her a beer first.
I had asked in advance if they were willing to walk the three minutes to my room and both said yes although the first one got a bit upset as she probably underestimated how hard it would be with her stiletto high heels. My other girl had flats so the walk was not an issue for her. The girl on the first night was all business and no GFE, no kissing and cbj. She quickly ended the session when she thought that I had finished. When we went downstairs (I was on the 7th floor), she actually called for a taxi to get back to the bar. My second girl on night 2 was much better with GFE (but still cbj so their standards of GFE is different from that in Toronto) with lots of kissing and no clock watching.
Initially I thought the $150 US rate which is higher than in Colombia, is a bit high even for Toronto standards but then I realized that these were for hour long sessions instead of the usual 30 minutes that I do back home. Also, even though I found Cafe Foto a bit loud with the music playing and $8 for a cranberry juice was high, I really appreciated the opportunity to see the girls in real life and interact with them with conversations before I pulled them. This is impossible in Toronto with its mainly website booking with photos that could be Photoshopped or faked. Just hanging out at Cafe Foto with all the girls there looking great even though they came in all shapes and sizes, was fun and made the bar a real happy place for guys.
La Bocatorena
During the one full day I had in Panama City, I visited the Panama Canal as well as the old historic city area known as Casco Viejo which was also close to the fish market where I had really good cerviche. Also in the area is a daytime brothel bar called La Bocatorena which I wanted to check out because it is reported to be really cheap at $15 US for 12 minutes session - yup you read that right, $15! Now I did not expect much for that rate and I was prepared to go in and walk right out again based on what I saw. But when I got inside, there were several girls there at about noon on a Saturday with just a few guys. I saw some fatties but also spotted this one slim attractive chica and I'm sure she saw me noticing her because after I went past her, she followed me and we had a quick chat before I made the jump to take her to one of the onsite rooms.
The deal is that you pay a guy at a booth and the girl gets $10 while the brothel keep $5 and hands the girl a condom. I had my own anyway but I did give them a $20 US bill but did not get any change back. But for that rate I did not care much. Once inside a room, it was a cheap bed, a toilet and a sink with a garden hose attached. We quickly used the garden hose to rinse our private parts and use toilet paper to dry off as there were no towels there. This was real cheapie stuff. But surprisingly, I got a great GFE (but again with cbj) session with her and actually finished within my 12 minutes time.
This turned out to be a real cheap but satisfying session that exceeded my expectations for such a place. It would have been interesting to ask the girl how much she would charge to bring her back at my Airbnb later but I didn't get the chance. I'm just surprised on how there could be two completely different venues with such big differences in rates between La Bocatorena and Cafe Foto. And I would say that I like the girl at Bocatorena at $20, also a Colombian, way more than the first girl I pulled at Cafe Foto whom I paid $150.
Conclusions
Panama City exceeded my expectations. It was not as good as Medellin where I just visited days before coming to Panama City but this place in my opinion is still better than Toronto or Montreal for that matter. The opportunity to prescreen the girls in person both on their physical looks and personalities makes mongering so much better than the sometimes crapshoot we have to deal with in Toronto. It's just more fun mongering in Latin America even if one should learn some Spanish first.
I booked an Airbnb in the same area where the main mongering action is which is an open air bar called Cafe Foto, formerly known as Habano's and Global Cigars. I timed the walk and it was only three minutes on foot. The Metro station as well as convenience stores were also easy walks within 5 minutes.
Cafe Foto
Now for the action. I went over to another bar called Alejandro's about 7 minutes walk from my Airbnb and was really small with only several girls so I did not stay. When I got to Cafe Foto, it was about 10 pm and already hopping with both monger dudes and working chicas. The girls were all dressed really well for the night out. Most were Colombians with some from Venezuela. Girls were either walking around the bar or standing in lineups in some of the aisles in the bar floor. Most will not approach you but a few did. They would quote $200 US when asked but both girls I pulled quickly accepted $150 US with one asking for me to buy her a beer first.
I had asked in advance if they were willing to walk the three minutes to my room and both said yes although the first one got a bit upset as she probably underestimated how hard it would be with her stiletto high heels. My other girl had flats so the walk was not an issue for her. The girl on the first night was all business and no GFE, no kissing and cbj. She quickly ended the session when she thought that I had finished. When we went downstairs (I was on the 7th floor), she actually called for a taxi to get back to the bar. My second girl on night 2 was much better with GFE (but still cbj so their standards of GFE is different from that in Toronto) with lots of kissing and no clock watching.
Initially I thought the $150 US rate which is higher than in Colombia, is a bit high even for Toronto standards but then I realized that these were for hour long sessions instead of the usual 30 minutes that I do back home. Also, even though I found Cafe Foto a bit loud with the music playing and $8 for a cranberry juice was high, I really appreciated the opportunity to see the girls in real life and interact with them with conversations before I pulled them. This is impossible in Toronto with its mainly website booking with photos that could be Photoshopped or faked. Just hanging out at Cafe Foto with all the girls there looking great even though they came in all shapes and sizes, was fun and made the bar a real happy place for guys.
La Bocatorena
During the one full day I had in Panama City, I visited the Panama Canal as well as the old historic city area known as Casco Viejo which was also close to the fish market where I had really good cerviche. Also in the area is a daytime brothel bar called La Bocatorena which I wanted to check out because it is reported to be really cheap at $15 US for 12 minutes session - yup you read that right, $15! Now I did not expect much for that rate and I was prepared to go in and walk right out again based on what I saw. But when I got inside, there were several girls there at about noon on a Saturday with just a few guys. I saw some fatties but also spotted this one slim attractive chica and I'm sure she saw me noticing her because after I went past her, she followed me and we had a quick chat before I made the jump to take her to one of the onsite rooms.
The deal is that you pay a guy at a booth and the girl gets $10 while the brothel keep $5 and hands the girl a condom. I had my own anyway but I did give them a $20 US bill but did not get any change back. But for that rate I did not care much. Once inside a room, it was a cheap bed, a toilet and a sink with a garden hose attached. We quickly used the garden hose to rinse our private parts and use toilet paper to dry off as there were no towels there. This was real cheapie stuff. But surprisingly, I got a great GFE (but again with cbj) session with her and actually finished within my 12 minutes time.
This turned out to be a real cheap but satisfying session that exceeded my expectations for such a place. It would have been interesting to ask the girl how much she would charge to bring her back at my Airbnb later but I didn't get the chance. I'm just surprised on how there could be two completely different venues with such big differences in rates between La Bocatorena and Cafe Foto. And I would say that I like the girl at Bocatorena at $20, also a Colombian, way more than the first girl I pulled at Cafe Foto whom I paid $150.
Conclusions
Panama City exceeded my expectations. It was not as good as Medellin where I just visited days before coming to Panama City but this place in my opinion is still better than Toronto or Montreal for that matter. The opportunity to prescreen the girls in person both on their physical looks and personalities makes mongering so much better than the sometimes crapshoot we have to deal with in Toronto. It's just more fun mongering in Latin America even if one should learn some Spanish first.
