The health food craze hasn’t just swept the United States; it has most definitely made its way down to Panama. Organica is proof of that fact.
The only store in Panama that offers completely organic products
without chemicals or preservatives, Organica supermarket pretty much has the health food sector of Panama City covered. There is a huge selection of products, the most popular being hormone free chicken and pesticide free vegetables. It is debatable, however, if there is a need to buy organic veggies in Panama, as many of the produce is grown on farms that do not use pesticides. If you buy locally, or at the vegetable markets in town, it is not likelly that you’re vegetables have been exposed to chemicals.
Organica also has some other interesting products that might draw shoppers from even farther than Panama City. They stock homeopathic remedies, natural toothpaste, and chlorine free toilet paper. (I guess that is a problem for some people… as for me, I will continue to buy my rolls from good old Riba Smith.)
While it’s nice to have such products available, they come at a price. Most people who shop at health food stores are accustomed to paying more than they would at a regular grocery store, but in Panama City organic and natural products are even more expensive than they are in the States.
But, if it’s gotta be natural, it’s gotta be Organica.
Address: Calle Ramon H. Jurado inside Paitilla Mall in Punta del Este
Phone: 507–390–2000
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Hey, I am wondering if you found certified (local) grass fed beef there? I have just finished reading the Omnivores Dilemma and I am trying to buy locally produced organic produce, meats, and household products… NOT imported though, cause I feel that defeats the purpose… how was their local selection??
I need to be honest, most of the stuff we can get (organically and naturally) in our backyards! Papayas, bananas, yuccas, culantro, tomatoes, lots. I can understand why in the US they might have organic stores b/c of the diverse geography there, but in Panama, we luckily don’t have, too!
I can’t imagine how expensive this store might be for the average Panamanian.
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