The Centroamérica Cuenta literary festival opens in Panama as part of a week-long Central American cultural program. Coverage from Havana Times and Tico Times says the event begins on Monday, May 18, and continues through May 23. Tico Times adds that Panama City hosts the official inauguration on Tuesday night and that this edition marks the festival’s return to the country for a second consecutive year.
The festival is described as a major regional cultural gathering focused on literature and related public conversations. According to Tico Times, activities take place in Panama City and Colón, with programming that includes literature and journalism, as well as themes such as migration, memory, and identity. While the two sources emphasize the opening date and the festival schedule, both present it as a coordinated, official event bringing Central American literary and cultural discussions to Panama over the course of the week.
