Panama has built a solid reputation as a financial destination in Latin America.

Before the famous Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act or FATCA saw the light of day in the decade of 2000, the IRS conducted many fishing expeditions in order to understand how the taxpayers were managing to keep their funds outside the US, and, in some cases, using these strategies to avoid taxation.

Montenegro is one of Europe's best-kept secrets. This tiny Balkan nation has pointed towards establishing itself as a free-market economy.

One of the most common questions people ask is how high-net-worth individuals manage to legally optimize taxation and effectively protect their assets, something that seems impossible for middle-class and startups.

There is a mysterious land in Central America where legends tell there are almost no taxes, some of the best ecotourism possibilities on the planet, the world's second-largest coral reef, and practically no government intervention with foreigners.

I came to Panama for the first time on a Thursday evening.