Tourist info - TY`s Sports Grill

WE OFFER
FREE WI-FI INTERNET
FOR OUR CUSTOMERS!
Ty & Michelle with Mona our
capuchin monkey,
WELCOME TO
TY’S SPORTS GRILL
GREAT CANADIAN STYLE BBQ FOOD!
PLEASE KNOW THAT OUR FOOD TAKES A
BIT LONGER BUT IT’S WORTH THE WAIT
TY & MICHELLE
ARE FROM CHATHAM, ONTARIO CANADA. WE MOVED TO OUR NEW HOME HERE
IN EL VALLE BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. THE PEOPLE OF THE EL VALLE
COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN VERY FRIENDLY, HELPFUL AND OVERALL AMAZING. THIS
HAS MADE OUR TRANSITION A MUCH MORE PLEASANT EXPERIENCE.
OUR DREAM IS TO {AND HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS} SELL WHATEVER WE OWN AND
BUY A SAILBOAT AND SPEND SOME YEARS SAILING. OUR GOAL IS TO DO THIS BY
2015 AND LEAVE PANAMA AND SET SAIL FOR ????
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR TOURS
THE BEST PIZZA, CHICKEN WINGS, BURGERS & RIBS IN PANAMA!
AT TY’S THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE!
GREAT TASTING PIZZA
&
WE DELIVER!
FOR TAKE OUT CALL
ENGLISH 6780-7251
OR
ESPAÑOL 6780-7253
www.TysSportsGrillPanama.com
[email protected]
AT TY’S
ALL MIXED DRINKS ARE MADE
WITH 1.5 OUNCES OF ALCOHOL
Drinks
Coffee
$1.00
Black tea
$1.00
Soda
$1.50
Coke - Coke Light - Ginger Ale
Juice
$1.50
Red Bull
$3.50
Bottled Water
$1.00
Ice Tea
$2.50
Smoothies
$3.00
Ask For Flavors
Beer & Liquor
Draft - Large Frosty Mug
$1.75
Pitcher
$6.00
Balboa & Panama
$1.75
Imported
$2.75
Domestic Liquor
$2.50 & Up
Imported Liquor
$3.50 & Up
Cocktails
$4.00 & Up
Smirnoff Ice
$2.75
Wine
Fronteria & Lazo
Cabernet & Chardonnay
Specialty Wines
$3.00
Glass
$12.00
Bottle
$3.50 & Up
Appetizers - Side Orders - Deserts
Mozzarella Cheese Sticks
6 Mozzarella cheese sticks with a crispy coating
served with dip of your choice
10 Sticks
Giant Chicken Wings
1 Pound giant chicken wings with Ty’s BBQ sauce
2 Pounds
$3.95
$7.00
$5.95
$10.00
Fries & Ty’s Seasoned Wedges
Choose homemade fresh cut fries “OR” regular
frozen fries OR” big slices of seasoned
potato wedges...they taste great!
$2.00
$2.50
Add Gravy On Top Of Your Fries...It’s A Canadian Tradition...Just Try It And You Will See Why!
$2.00
Imported Hot Dog
A large imported hot dog on a toasted bun with all your
favorite toppings.
$2.95
Full Garden Salad
This is a great salad with several ingredients including celery,
onions, green and/or red peppers, carrots, with lettuce and
tomato and topped with shredded cheddar cheese.
$3.95
Apple Pie
Apple pie just like mom used to make! A generous slice with
huge chunks of apple.Try it warmed up with ice cream
on top...it’s great!
With 2 Big Scoops Of Ice Cream
$2.50
Bowl Of Ice Cream
$2.00
Pizza Pops
10 Pizza pops...they are great for the kids!
$3.50
Chicken Nuggets
8 tender and golden chicken nuggets with sauce for dipping.
$3.50
Poutine
Poutine is a Canadian tradition and comes with fries covered
with melted mozzarella cheese, then smothered with hot gravy
to make a great tasting treat!
$4.95
GREAT FOOD WITH GREAT PRICES!
$3.50
Sandwiches & Pasta
All Sandwiches Are Served With A Half Order Of Fries
Chicken Teriyaki On A Bun
Good portion of grilled seasoned chicken in teriyaki sauce
mixed with onions and green peppers with fresh letuce, tomato
and your choice of imported mozzerella or cheddar cheese.
Grilled Chicken On A Bun
Our chicken is cooked on the BBQ grill & then taken off the
bone in pieces and placed on a toasted sub style bun. Top it
with mayo, fresh letuce, tomato and your choice of imported
mozzerella or cheddar cheese.
Chicken & Bacon On A Bun
A heaping helping of succulent grilled & seasoned chicken with
2 slices of Canadian back bacon. Mayonnaise is spread on the
bun and topped with fresh letuce, tomato and your choice of
imported mozzerella or cheddar cheese.
Canadian Style Chili {Not Spicy Hot}
Ty’s very own Canadian style chili. Served in bowl with of our
special combination of ingredients & comes with bread.
$6.95
$6.95
$6.95
$4.95
Home Made Lasagna
This lasagna is specially made right here at Ty’s. With just the
right spices and seasoning in our sauce we know once you try it
you’ll be back for more! Comes with garlic toast.
$7.50
Toasted Chicken Club
Our club sandwich comes with tender juicy fresh cooked chicken
breast, ham, imported bacon then topped with cheese &
lettuce, tomato & mayo. It’s a great tasting sandwich!
$7.95
New York Strip Roast Beef Sandwich
All our sandwiches are made with the best cuts of meat and our
“New York Sandwich” is one of our best. We add just the right
amount of seasoning to make this a melt in your mouth roast
beef sandwich. Comes with lettuce and tomato and your choice of
imported mozzerella or cheddar cheese on top.
$6.95
Ty’s Grilled Cheese
Triple decker grilled sandwich with 4 slices of imported bacon
and 4 slices of imported American or mozzarella cheese.
$5.50
Toasted BLT
A BLT the way it should be. Made with giant bread with mayo
spread generously. Then we add imported bacon and top it all
off with fresh lettuce and tomato.
$4.50
Ty’s Sports Grill
Home Of The
MONA BURGER!
MONA
BURGERS - SHRIMP & MORE
MONA Burger - 1/2 lb
A great half pound “grade A” burger grilled just the way you
like it and comes covered with Ty’s BBQ sauce on a toasted
bun with fresh lettuce and tomato.
1/4 lb Burger
$5.50
$3.95
Add 2 Slices Of Imported Bacon $2.00 - Imported Mozzarella or American Cheese .50
Chicken Burger With “2” Patties
With our chicken burger you get “2 patties” with lots of BBQ
sauce on a toasted bun, then topped with fresh lettuce and
tomato.
$5.50
Add 2 Slices Of Imported Bacon $2.00 - Imported Mozzarella or American Cheese .50
Sausage Burger
Our sausage is “TOTALLY HOMEMADE” from start to
finish and you won’t find this sausage any other place in
Panama! Not spicy hot and with just the right amount of
seasoning and ingredients to make it taste great!
$4.95
Add 2 Slices Of Imported Bacon $2.00 - Imported Mozzarella or American Cheese .50
Vegetarian Burger
A very special “absolutely scrumptious” truly Vegan
{totally vegetarian ingredients} burger.
No dairy, no eggs & no meat.
$5.50
One Pound Of “Jumbo” Shrimp
Sautéed in garlic butter and spices on our flat grill until
tender and juicy. Served with your choice of melted garlic
butter or shrimp sauce.
$13.95
Popcorn Shrimp Half Pound
The name says it all!
1 Pound
$5.95
Beef Stew Canadian Style
With big pieces of New York Strip beef, this is a good hearty
stew slowly cooked over several hours to perfection.
Served with bread.
$4.95
$10.50
PLEASE KNOW THAT OUR FOOD TAKES A BIT LONGER
BUT IT’S WORTH THE WAIT!
ALL MEALS BELOW ARE SERVED WITH FRIES AND GARDEN SALAD
Choose homemade fresh cut fries “OR” regular frozen fries
OR” big slices of seasoned potato wedges (.50 extra for wedges)
Add Gravy On Top Of Your Fries...It’s A Canadian Tradition
Just Try It And You Will See Why! Only $2.00
Ty’s Grilled Chicken
A good hearty meal, with a huge portion of chicken seasoned
and grilled to perfection then coated with Ty’s BBQ sauce.
Guaranteed to satisfy the largest appetite!
$8.95
New York Strip
A nice, tender large steak made to your request and
smothered with BBQ sauce.
$10.50
Baby Back Pork Ribs - A Must For True Rib Lovers!
Full rack of premium baby back pork ribs smothered with
Ty’s BBQ sauce.You won’t find better in Panama!
Half Rack
$15.95
Large Serving Of Butterfly Pork Chops
Lean and juicy butterfly pork chops perfectly done on the
grill and covered with a generous portion of BBQ sauce.
$8.95
Tilapia Fish Fillet - Grilled or Deep Fried With Seasoned Breading
Your Tilapia will be cooked on the flat grill and very lightly
seasoned to compliment but not cover over the taste of this
tender white boneless fish filet. OR you can have it breaded
& fully seasoned then deep fried with Ty’s own combination
of specially selected spices which makes a great tasting
crispy coating.
$8.95
Hot Chicken Sandwich With Gravy
Our hot chicken sandwich is made with tender juicy
chicken between 2 pieces of fresh bread and smothered
with gravy inside and out.
$8.95
$10.95
BURRITO’S & NACHO’S
TY’S NACHO DIP
Ty’s nacho dip has quickly become a favorite for all who try it .
Sour cream with salsa topped with fresh shredded cheddar
cheese. Served with a good portion of crispy nachos.
$3.95
8 INCH CHICKEN WRAP
Tender pieces of seasoned chicken breast wrapped
in a 8 inch tortia and stuffed with lettuce, tomato and your choice
of ranch or honey mustard sauce!
$4.95
8 INCH CHICKEN QUESADILLA
Our quesadilla comes with chicken, cheese, tomato and sweet
peppers all melted together on 8 inch tortia bread.
$4.95
HOMEMADE CHILI BURRITO
This Chili Burrito is packed with our very own homemade chili
topped with shredded cheddar cheese and wrapped with an 8
inch burrito served nice and hot!
$4.95
FRIES SUPREME
Made fresh and served hot, your fries supreme comes topped
with “grade A beef”, tomato, sweet peppers, green onion, sweet
peppers and sour cream all topped with melted cheese.
Goes great with a burger!
NACHO SUPREME
Our nacho supreme comes topped with all the same ingredients
as our fries supreme “grade A beef”, tomato, sweet peppers,
green onion, sweet peppers and sour cream all topped with
melted cheese.
$4.95
$4.95
BREAKFAST ANYTIME
Bacon & Eggs OR Sausage & Eggs
Who says you can’t have bacon and eggs for supper?
At Ty’s you get “3 eggs” made to order and “3 pieces” of
imported bacon along with toast and also included is your
choice of coffee, tea or juice.
$5.95
French Toast
Order it anytime you would like something lite but filling.
Our french toast comes with 3 giant slices of bread dipped
in our homemade batter then toasted on our flat grill then
topped with white powder sugar and syrup.
$3.95
Pancakes
3 light and fluffy 6 inch pancakes with butter and syrup.
$3.95
SEPARATE ITEMS
Eggs Just The Way You Like Them
At Ty’s you get “3 eggs” just the way you like them, scrambled
over easy or sunny side up!
$1.95
Hash Browns
2 hash browns are cooked just for you on our flat grill or
you can have them deep fried nice until they are
nice and crispy.
$1.50
Imported Bacon
3 pieces of imported meaty imported bacon is always a
breakfast favorite.
$3.00
AVAILABLE AFTER
2 PM EVERY DAY
PIZZA
AVAILABLE AFTER
2 PM EVERY DAY
PERSONAL 8 INCH
CHEESE & PEPPERONI & TOMATO SAUCE
$6.00
MEDIUM
12 INCH
CHEESE & PEPPERONI & TOMATO SAUCE
$9.00
LARGE
16 INCH
CHEESE &PEPPERONI& TOMATO SAUCE
$12.00
ADDITIONAL TOPPINGS FOR $1.00 EACH
TOMATO
MUSROOMS SWEET PEPPERS ONION
HAMBURGER CHORIZO PINEAPPLE CHICKEN
HAM
JALAPENO
OLIVES
IMPORTED BACON $2
SPECIAL DEAL!
CHOOSE ANY 5 TOPPINGS ABOVE FOR ONLY $3.00! {BACON NOT INCLUDED}
OR
CHOOSE ALL TOPPINGS FOR ONLY $5.00! {BACON NOT INCLUDED}
GREAT TASTING PIZZA
WE DELIVER
FISHING IN GATUN LAKE
TY’S SPORTS GRILL
EL VALLE, PANAMA
GAMBOA
TARPON
SNOOK
MAIN ROAD
JUST BEFORE THE MARKET
EAT IN OR TAKE OUT
GREAT CANADIAN STYLE BBQ MENU
THE BEST BABY BACK RIBS, BURGERS,
PIZZA AND CHICKEN WINGS IN PANAMA!
5 BIG SCREEN TV’S & FREE WI-FI INTERNET
TOURS - PERSONAL GUILD
FULLY LICENCED TOUR OPERATOR
AERIAL TRAM TOUR
MONKEY ISLAND
JUST 30 MINUTES FROM PANAMA CITY, GAMBOA RAINFOREST
RESORT IS A UNIQUE PROPERTY NEARBY THE SOBERANIA
NATIONAL PARK RAINFOREST, ON THE BANKS OF THE CHAGRES
RIVER AND PANAMA CANAL.
EXPERIENCE TOURS SUCH AS A JUNGLE ADVENTURE ON AN
AERIAL TRAM, BOARD A GUIDED BOAT TOUR ON THE PANAMA
CANAL TO VISIT THE CAPUCHINS OF MONKEY ISLAND.
PEACOCK BASS
EAT YOUR CATCH AT THE END OF THE DAY
ONE OF THE BEST FEATURES OF THIS TOUR! AT THE END OF THE DAY FOR
A SMALL ADDED COST WE WILL FILET YOUR FISH AND COOK IT UP AT THE
RESTAURANT WHICH IS LOCATED RIGHT BESIDE WHERE YOU GET ONTO THE BOAT.
WORLD-CLASS PEACOCK BASS AND SNOOK FISHING IN LAKE GANTUN
SURROUNDED BY PRISTINE RAINFOREST AND WILDLIFE.
YOU WILL ALSO HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THE PANAMANIAN CULTURE
COLORFUL SIGHTS, NATURAL WILDLIFE MAKE THE RAINFOREST A AS WE TRAVEL THROUGH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO AND FROM THE LAKE.
ONE OF A KIND EXPERIENCE FOR PANAMA VACATIONS.
ENCOUNTER NATURE WITHOUT LEAVING THE COMFORT OF A FULL IF YOU HAVE A LARGE GROUP IT IS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE SEVERAL
BOATS ARE AVAILABLE AND EACH BOAT WILL HOLD 4 PEOPLE.
SERVICE EXOTIC RESORT.
AS A BONUS...YOU WILL ALSO SEE THE SHIPS IN PANAMA CANAL
CLOSE UP AS YOU DRIVE TO THE RESORT!
YOUR ALL-INCLUSIVE PACKAGE INCLUDES
$400 - UP TO 8 PASSENGERS
$50 PER PERSON EXTRA OVER 8 PASSENGERS
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE ATTRACTIONS
CONTADORA ISLAND IS LOCATED IN THE PANAMANIAN
PACIFIC OCEAN AND IS ONE OF THE PEARL ISLANDS.
IT IS ABOUT 50 MILES AWAY FROM PANAMA CITY.
THE COST LISTED BELOW IS “PER BOAT” AND DOES NOT CHANGE WITH
THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE. EACH BOAT CAN HOLD UP TO 4 PEOPLE.
WHEN FISHING IT’S ALWAYS BEST TO GET AN EARLY START. WE WILL
PICK YOU UP AT 6AM AND RETURN ABOUT 3PM. A GREAT WAY TO SPEND THE DAY!
ARRIVE GAMBOA AT 9AM & RETURN AT 4PM
TOURS TO THE MOST POPULAR LOCATIONS IN PANAMA.
CONTRADORA ISLAND FOR SNORKELING, SCUBA & FISHING
FERRY LEAVES FROM PANAMA CITY
• YOUR OWN BOAT AND GUIDE
• ROUND TRIP TRANSPORT
• EXPERT FISHING GUIDE WILL BAIT YOUR HOOK AND TAKE THE FISH OFF
• IF YOU WANT TO EAT YOUR CATCH WE WILL FILET YOUR FISH
• ALL FISHING EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING LIVE BAIT
• PICNIC LUNCH AND COLD DRINKS
• ALL THE BEER YOU CAN DRINK (IF REQUESTED)
ARRIVE GATUN LAKE 6AM - DEPART AT 3PM
ALL INCLUSIVE - $400 UP TO 4 PEOPLE
SEE HUMPBACK WHALES FROM AUGUST TO DECEMBER
JUST OVER ONE HOUR BOAT RIDE EACH WAY
RETURN TRIP FERRY COST ADULTS $80 CHILDREN $60
FERRY CLOSED TUESDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS
THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY LEAVE 8AM RETURN 3PM
YOU CAN SNORKEL, SCUBA & FISH OR JUST RELAX ON THE BEACH
$75 PER PERSON TRANSPORTATION FROM DECAMERON TO THE
FERRY IN PANAMA CITY - THIS PRICE ALSO INCLUDES A GOOD PICNIC
LUNCH AND A COOLER FILLED WITH ALL YOU CAN DRINK BEER, POP,
JUICE AND WATER. PLEASE NOTE - FERRY COST “NOT INCLUDED”
6780-7251 Or 6780-7253
www.TysSportsGrillPanama.com
[email protected]
$125 FOR TOUR
$40 EXTRA FOR
RIDER ON BACK
TOTAL TIME 3 HOURS!
EL VALLE - MAIN ROAD
JUST BEFORE THE MARKET
EAT IN OR TAKE OUT
6780-7251 OR 6780-7253
[email protected]
www.tyssportsgrillpanama.com
WATCH A VIDEO OF THE TOUR ON OUR WEBSITE
ATV 4X4 JUNGLE MOUNTAIN TOUR
On your four wheelin tour you will have a choice of a dune buggy or a
Quad. You will be brought high up into the beautiful mountains where the
scenery is amazing so bring your camera! Then you will arrive at a huge
waterfall where you will take a break to receive refreshments and you
can swim in the pool at the bottom of the fall and also see the ancient
Petroglyphs {carvings in the stone}.
This will be a ride you will never forget!
TURISMO DE MONTAÑA
TIEMPO TOTAL DE 3 HORAS! VISITAS SOLO
Las excursiones salen 2 VECES
NO ALQUILER POR HORA
TODOS LOS DÍAS. 10:30 AM
TAMBIÉN 2:00
En su gira de cuatro wheelin usted tendrá la opción de un buggy o un
cuádruple. Usted será llevado a gran altura hacia las bellas montañas,
donde el paisaje es increíble así que traiga su cámara! Luego se llega
a una gran cascada en la que se tomará un descanso para recibir
refrescos e Incluso puede ir a nadar en la piscina en la parte inferior
de las cataratas.
$ 125 PARA EL TOUR
$ 40 EXTRA PARA
Este será un viaje que nunca olvidará!
JINETE EN LA PARTE POSTERIOR
Things to do in El Valle;
1) Small zoo – the zoo is worth visiting and will take about one or two hours to see
2) Zip lines – the cost is about $60…if you have never done it you will like it…if you have
done zip lines before you might be disappointed because it only has 3 or 4 stations.
3) Hot springs – you can have a mud bath and jump into the hot springs
4) Hiking – this is very popular here and there are many trails
5) Bird watching – people come to El Valle from many other countries El Valle has some of
the best bird watching in the world!
6) Local market – there is a good size local market with native crafts and souvenirs
There are a number of tours we offer and many people prefer to book through us instead of the
Decameron because we offer all our tours “privately for your group” instead of taking tours with
people not in your group. The Decameron will not offer this and chances are that you will be
with a large group of other people which can be challenging.
We offer a 3 hour ATV 4X4 Jungle Mountain Tour. This tour is offered at the Decameron and
takes approx 5 hours total…1 hour travel each way from Decameron to and from Ty’s Sports
Grill in El Valle and 3 more hours for the actual tour.
This is a very popular tour and we start by traveling 10 miles deeper up into the jungle where
the view is amazing…after about 1 hour we will reach the waterfall. It’s about 100 feet high and
we spend about an hour swimming and you will receive some refreshments. Then it takes
about an hour to return to Ty’s for a good meal. The cost of the meal is included if you are from
one of the resorts.
There are 2 places at the Decameron to book tours. Directly inside the Decameron at PWA
tour desk or better yet what I recommend is go directly to the office where the tours leave from
which is located at the entrance of the Decameron and always has the ATV’s and dune
buggies out front. You will have more freedom if you deal directly with this office. People like to
stay up here in El Valle after the tour to see some of the other attractions. If you book inside
the Decameron at the PWA tour desk you “will not” be allowed to stay in El Valle after the tour
and your meal they will take you directly back to the Decameron. So again it’s up to you but I
recommend booking at the ATV office on the road just before you enter the hotel. The car
rental is right next door.
JUNGLE MOUNTAIN TOUR PRICES
$125 each ATV
$40 for a passenger {we have 3 machines able to carry passengers}
$165 for 2 people on 1 machine.
$280 for each Dune Buggy
$50 for a passenger
What to bring on the Jungle Mountain tour
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Bathing suit
Towel
Water shoes {the stones at the waterfalls are hard on the feet}
Snacks {if you want them}
Fresh squeezed orange juice provided at the falls or bring your own drinks
Camera…this is an amazingly beautiful ride…don’t forget your camera!
Backpack to carry everything can be tied to the quad.
Also...
The waterfall is private and they charge $5 per person to enter. Please bring exact change.
If you are coming from the Decameron {PWA TOURS} your tour includes lunch at Ty’s Sports
Grill in El Valle.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks for contacting us and we look forward to meeting you.
507-6780-7251
www.TysSportsGrillPanama.com
[email protected]
Michelle and I {Ty short for Tyler} are from Chatham, Ontario Canada. We moved to our new
home here in El Valle back in September of 2009. The people of the El Valle community have
been very friendly, helpful and overall amazing. This has made our transition a much more
pleasant experience.
We have a Capuchin monkey called “Mona”…she is about two years old and we’ve had her
about one year now. We have a professional trainer helping us and she will be serving drinks
within the next several months. Mona sleeps with us every night and we have her in the
restaurant most every day now and she loves kids!
Ty’s Sports Grill is in the small tourist town of El Valle which is located about 2000 feet up in
the mountains. It’s much cooler up here than down on the beach. We are about 40 minutes
from the Decameron and Playa Blanca resorts and about 2 hours from Panama City.
We have a full menu of good food that you and I are used to back in Canada {or the USA} and
many have commented that we are “like an oasis” when it comes to finding a good place to
eat. Yes a lot of people like to eat cultural food when traveling but after several days welcome
the familiar good food. Our most popular items are our burgers, giant chicken wings and baby
back ribs!
There is a car rental agency located at the Decameron for those who are adventurous you can
rent a car and go exploring or I can arrange a ride from the Decameron for $100 {$50 each
way} up to 6 people max per car or we also have a 13 passenger van.
If you book the ATV 4X4 Jungle Mountain Tour at the Decameron {go to the ATV office} then
your transportation to El Valle and back to the Decameron is included in the cost of your tour.
If you would like to rent our 13 passenger van {comes with a guide/driver} for your group to go
on a tour of your own or maybe to go shopping in Panama City etc…just contact me.
Things to do in El Valle;
1) Small zoo – the zoo is worth visiting and will take about one or two hours to see
2) Zip lines – the cost is about $60…if you have never done it you will like it…if you have
done zip lines before you might be disappointed because it only has 3 or 4 stations.
3) Hot springs – you can have a mud bath and jump into the hot springs
4) Hiking – this is very popular here and there are many trails
5) Bird watching – people come to El Valle from many other countries El Valle has some of
the best bird watching in the world!
6) Local market – there is a good size local market with native crafts and souvenirs
There are a number of tours we offer and many people prefer to book through us instead of the
Decameron because we offer all our tours “privately for your group” instead of taking tours with
people not in your group. The Decameron will not offer this and chances are that you will be
with a large group of other people which can be challenging.
We offer a 3 hour ATV 4X4 Jungle Mountain Tour. This tour is offered at the Decameron and
takes approx 5 hours total…1 hour travel each way from Decameron to and from Ty’s Sports
Grill in El Valle and 3 more hours for the actual tour.
This is a very popular tour and we start by traveling 10 miles deeper up into the jungle where
the view is amazing…after about 1 hour we will reach the waterfall. It’s about 100 feet high and
we spend about an hour swimming and you will receive some refreshments. Then it takes
about an hour to return to Ty’s for a good meal. The cost of the meal is included if you are from
one of the resorts.
There are 2 places at the Decameron to book tours. Directly inside the Decameron at PWA
tour desk or better yet what I recommend is go directly to the office where the tours leave from
which is located at the entrance of the Decameron and always has the ATV’s and dune
buggies out front. You will have more freedom if you deal directly with this office. People like to
stay up here in El Valle after the tour to see some of the other attractions. If you book inside
the Decameron at the PWA tour desk you “will not” be allowed to stay in El Valle after the tour
and your meal they will take you directly back to the Decameron. So again it’s up to you but I
recommend booking at the ATV office on the road just before you enter the hotel. The car
rental is right next door.
TY & MICHELLE HAVE DINNER WITH SERIAL KILLERS
IN THE MONTH OF MAY 2010 WE HAD SOME VISITORS HERE AT OUR BUSINESS...HE CALLED HIMSELF
DOLF {AKA WILD BILL} & HIS WIFE SEANA...THEY SPENT 2 NIGHTS AT CASA DE LORDES HOTEL HERE IN
EL VALLE...OVER THOSE 2 DAYS THEY SPENT MOST OF THEIR TIME HERE TALKING WITH ME AND
MICHELLE AS WELL AS A FEW MORE OF OUR FRIENDS...
They seemed to be very nice people....they “owned” several hotels....and other businesses...since we hit it
off so well they invited us to come and stay for free at one of their hotels...we sent several emails back and
forth and some phone calls...
I took him up on the offer to stay at one of "his" hotels and we were supposed to go there with my
daughter Justine and her boyfriend Morgan…about 2 weeks before they arrived I was trying to get in
touch with Wild Bill…couldn’t understand why he was not responding…so I called him…his phone was
canceled…then we seen him on the news 2 days later…
Wild Bill and his wife were arrested while fleeing....they made it to the Nicaragua border where they were
finally caught...the Panama Guide {link below} you can find out more...so far they are charged with "NINE"
murders...some of the bodies found on their property...
Anyway...of course we were very shocked about everything that happened....but then we thought this
could have {and does} happen in any country...and after all they were Americans not Panamanians....they
were also wanted in the USA...
They would befriend business people, murder them and then {with a corrupt lawyer} take over their
businesses...
This really made us wonder what he had in mind for us!....a nice visit? Thankfully that question will never
be answered....
All I know is this a perfect example of how our Lord Jesus Christ protects us even when we have no
idea...made me wonder about other times in our lives God protected without knowing...
PanamaSERIAL KILLER: WILLIAM DATHAN HOLBERT CONFESSES TO MURDER.
By David Dell.
Volcan, August 1st.
William Dathan Holbert has just confessed to committing several murders in Panama between 2007 and the present.
Investigations may link him in up to 10 possible homicides here in Panama and who know how many more in other
Central American countries. His method was simple: he would offer to buy property and then murder the owners and
with enough forged documents would immediately assume ownership of their properties, boats and cars. It was June
2007 in the small Panamanian mountain town of Volcan.Bill Cortez and his girlfriend Jane Cortez arrived and wanted
to have a party to meet the locals. The party was held in a converted Texaco gas station now operating as a
restaurant called Dalys's. This restaurant is the local expat gathering place. Bill Cortez was a six-foot tall American
with a beard and long flowing blonde hair. His supposed wife Jane, was a slightly overweight, mousy kind of woman
with her hair tied back in a pony tail. Bill Cortez drove up to the gathering in style on a Harley Davidson motorbike
sporting his trademark horned Viking helmet. I immediately gave him the name "The Mad Viking" a name he relished.
At the party, in which Bill supplied all the food and drinks, he told me and others he had received a large inheritance
from his father in Mexico and he had Dutch, American and Mexican nationality and passports. This immediately told
me he was a fraud as Holland does not allow dual citizenship.
He had just opened a Harley Davidson dealership. This again caused red flags to pop up. How could anyone justify
selling expensive motorcycles in a small town of just 10,000 population. The value of the few bikes he was selling
was between $20,000 and $30,000 dollars each. All the locals I spoke to thought this was a front for either drugs or
money laundering.
At the afternoon outdoor party Jane Cortez glanced across the road at my house and said, "I really love your
July 21st. The media leaked details of the case. I agree that at sometime the public needed informing of the danger
posed by the Cortez's. The Panamanian police had all the relevant information and obviously borders and airports
were under surveillance. However it was frustrating for both Jason and I, we knew any chance of finding Bill Cortez
in his hideouts was less likely. We had been feeding information to various media outlets hoping that they would
keep the story under wraps until the capture of the Cortez's. In fact I had given that specific assurance to the FBI
that I would not release anything until Cortez was behind bars. This article is my first publication on the Holbert case.
We returned to Punta Robalo on Monday 26th of July. The special investigator had contacted Jason and arranged for
pick up by a police boat. Jason had visited the Cortez Cauchero home many times and most probably had more
knowledge than anyone of locations that Bill might have used as grave sites. The police boat didn't arrive - but at 3.15
the police did send a military helicopter. Jason flew off to survey from the air places that Bill & Jane would frequent; in
particular a deep fishing spot just a few hundred yards offshore from the Cauchero home.
The Cortez's meanwhile had escaped into Costa Rica. Recognizing them from an Internet article, the cabin owner tried
in vain to get the police to take action. Eventually she contacted a Costa Rican television news channel and they got
the ball rolling. Finally after several days of delay the police surrounded the cabin. But the Cortez pair were one step
ahead. No doubt sensing their impending arrest they fled toward the Nicaraguan border.
July 26th Rio San Juan river on the border of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Nicaraguan border police capture the pair.
Bill throws the boat Captain, Oscar Loa, overboard in a vain attempt to escape.
The newspaper La Prensa out of Panama City announced on July 30th that William Dathan Holbert (Bill the Mad Viking)
Cortez had confessed to the murders of the Brown family. The bones of the family would be discovered and exhumed
on August 3rd.
This could be the end of the case. There will be no long-drawn-out trial as Holbert has said he will lead police to the
burial places of the Browns and other bodies. The question remains how many people Holbert killed and in what
countries. Trying to get inside the mind of a serial killer has stumped even the best of experts. When did this white
supremacist suddenly go from fraud and theft to mass murder?
From seeing his smiling face on the television news it seems clear, he is enjoying every minute of it. He is getting his
"fifteen minutes" of fame and more. He once likened himself to Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine. Getting caught
was just a part of his plan. He was so inept and careless about his crimes capture was unavoidable. He will not
however receive his glory in some Viking hall of Valhalla. I hope if there is any justice in this world, he will spend the
rest of his natural life in a steamy and fetid Panamanian prison.
Sunday July 25th. Jason says that Mike Cook has a key to the Las Nubes hideout. Ivan Flores, the editor of the Chiriqui
Libre is in regular contact with the head of Detectives in Volcan, Inspector Torres. A few phone calls later and Torres, a
uniformed Lieutenant and two other detectives arrive at Cafe Essenzia in Volcan for a meeting. Torres is a veteran
investigator and to my mind the smartest cop I have met in all my time in Panama. Credited with solving 5 or more
break-ins in Volcan, Torres is the epitome of what a modern Panamanian detective should be. A convoy of three trucks
drives up the mountains to Las Nubes. Before leaving Jason receives a call on his Blackberry saying the Costa Rican
police have captured the Cortez's. Torres makes a quick call to FBI agent Johnson. It turns out the information was
wrong.
After a short drive the vehicles arrive at Cortez's mountain hideout at Las Nubes. Here Bill has built a cabin of two 10
foot square rooms. One has a window and reveals a cleaned out room. A heavily fortified room with no windows
adjoins the first room. This "bodega" room has steel reinforced doors. The police don't have authority to break open
the door. Instead they search the area and discover a chilling sight. Behind the house is a grave like opening some 4
or 5 feet long and 3 feet deep. Inspector Torres uses a "T" shaped metal probe and examines the opening but decides
there is no body present. The dimensions of this "grave" exactly match the descriptions of the burial sites of Hughes
and Icelar at Cauchero.
Jason and I drove to Bocas and Colon Island on the 22nd and 26th of July and talked to friends and
acquaintances. From one source we learn that Cortez has hideouts and food cachés in Costa Rica and in a
remote location along the Caribbean coastline. This information we passed along to the authorities.
As I was videotaping Cheryl Hughe's Caranero home, Jason was doing some further searching of his own. He
discovered a trash bag. Back at the hotel we opened the bag and discovered several items that identified the contents
as belonging to Cortez. First item was the ubiquitous bottle of "Seco" Panamanian rum. Second was an empty cigarette
packet of the brand that Cortez sometimes smoked. The final discovery was of some historic importance in this case the original copy of the Bocas Breeze newspaper, opened to the page with the missing persons article.
This newspaper article was a crucial event in the Cortez saga. It was an alarm bell. It told Bill & Jane their
murderous spree was at an end. It was time for them to get out of Dodge - as fast as they could.
On July 5th my friend Jason Ward asked me to help in the search for the missing people.
He had been in contact with a small group of people trying to raise awareness and to find Bill & Jane. Ward had basic
directions to Bill & Jane's bunker style cabin. He had gone up hoping to find the house and Bill's truck parked out-front.
Jason took his all-terrain-vehicle up two separate times because the police couldn't or didn't bother to look for the
cabin. He used an ATV. Bill had never seen in fear Bill might see him and add him to the hit list. It was then that he
called me to ask my help in finding the remote hideaway. This wasn't a problem as I know from experience how
understaffed the police are. Jason had been a friend of Both Bill and Jane Cortez but he always suspected that
something was not right with the pair. With some new directions Jason and I again went looking for the hideout in the
mountains of Chiriqui close to the town of Cerro Punta. Unfortunately the information we had was wrong, but we knew
we were getting closer.
July 6th I went to local realtors that had been renting a house to the Cortez and asked if they had his signature or any
related documents. To my surprise they produced a copy of a Dutch passport. I took this immediately to a friend and
former Dutch Police detective Erik Westra. Erik and his wife Fenna had lived on the Dutch island of Sint Maarten. There
they were known as "MacMillan and Wife" after the T.V. series. Fenna looked at the photocopy and immediately noticed
the term was ten years - Dutch passports have a duration of a maximum of 5 years. Erik Westra also noticed the use of
two different typefaces. Soon the fake passport copy was on its way to the Dutch police and Interpol. I also sent a copy
to the FBI agent Paris Johnson and to Internet blogger Don Winner.
Icelar and Hughes disappearance made the people of Bocas put two and two together. The local police dismissed
the case and in frustration on July 7th, Cheryl Hughes estranged husband, with the aid of Internet blogger, Don
Winner, went to the authorities in Panama City.
July 19th Keith Martin, Cheryl Hughes estranged husband, breaks into the Cortez house at Cauchero. He discovers
many passports and bags of documents including those of his presumed dead wife. He returns with the police and
a search of the grounds turns up the body of his wife Cheryl Hughes and the bones of Bo Icelar. Both had died of
gunshot wounds to the head. At 6.30 that same day Jason called to tell me he just received a chilling phone call
from someone close to the case that they had uncovered human remains and it looked to be at least two people.
We continued looking for the Cortez hideout. This time using a high-powered spotting scope. On one road a small
child suspiciously took a photo of us with a digital camera. This caused us both concern as the child was most
probably a spotter and a paid lookout for Bill. We both knew that Bill had a pistol and an AK 47 assault rifle. If he
saw us before we saw him - we wouldn't have stood a chance.
house." Fortunately for my wife and I, Bill Cortez didn't. If he had wanted the house he would, I am sure, in true
Viking - style have taken it. Surprised neighbors would have decided that we had suddenly sold and left without
saying good-bye. But life in the town would have gone on as normal and my wife and I would be pushing up daisies in
the woods behind the house. Bill liked to keep his victims close. At a party a week later I went to take pictures and
prepare an article on a man Called Jason Ward who lived in the small community of Cuesta de Piedra ,about 12
miles south of Volcan. Jason was manufacturing some wonderful looking "organic" bamboo fishing poles. Jason
owned a boat and I talked to him about doing a true-life adventure article about being alone on a desert island. The
title of the article for a glossy travel magazine was "Jason, the "Mad Viking" and me." The idea was for the three of
us to spend a few days alone on Burica Island in the far south west of Panama. The general idea was that we would
arrive as castaways and see how we could survive. I thought pictures of Bill in his Viking helmet would absolutely
make the article. Did I realize I was about to be alone with a serial killer on a desert island? Not in the least.
My suspicions about the Cortez family must have been obvious. At the party Bill pointed to me and said to Jason:
"Watch out for that guy, I don't trust him."
Pictured above the Cauchero house of horrors. The bodies of Cheryl Hughes and Bo Icelar were discovered in a
shallow grave at the rear as you can see by the mounds of dirt. This week Panamanian police will search for the
remains of the three members of the Brown family.
In 2007, Bill Cortez went to Bocas del Toro on the Caribbean side of Panama and met an American drug trafficker
named Michael Brown. Brown had been on the run from the police for 30 years and no doubt felt safe from arrest.
His property was on a peninsula called Cerro Brujo or Mountain of the witch. He was living there with his Philipino
wife and two sons, Marco and Watson. Fortunately for Marco he had an argument with his father two weeks before
the Cortez's arrived and left we believe for the US. Witnesses we interviewed saw the Browns and the Cortez's
partying and drinking heavily in December of that year. Bill Cortez then murdered all three members of the Brown
family and placed their bodies in a mass grave. With falsifying the title deeds Bill and Jane became the "legal"
owners of this idyllic piece of Panamanian property. From all accounts The Cortez's had committed the perfect
crime. They settled in and had regular parties in which Bill supplied all the food and drinks. He started his own
church. He was the Right Reverend Bill Cortez of "The First Church of the Inebriation." Bill would confer the honorary
title "deacons" on anyone aiding other party goers with a boat ride. The dark side was obvious as Bill had painted a
slogan on a 6"x 36" sign with big red letters which read "Lucifer's Slave."
Jane Cortez (real name Laura Michelle Reese) daily gave Cortez injections of animal steroids. Bill claimed he was
on 5000% times normal testosterone levels. He also orally took some animal tranquilizer and washed it down with
his daily consumption of 1.75 liters of Seco, a Panamanian produced rum.
From several reports he would regularly beat Jane. She sported black eyes on many occasions. At one point he
even said that his wife was "obsolete." How Jane Cortez escaped being a victim is still a wonder to many people.
Chameleon like, Cortez could change his personality and adapt to whatever company he found himself in.
Bill was not content with the million dollar property he had murdered for, he went in search for other victims, even
answering ads on Craigslist. I know of five properties that he was considering. Sometimes both owners couldn't be
available for showing and so fortunately escaped with their lives.
In 2009, I believe Bill learned of a house I was building near Puerto Armuelles. An associate said he always wanted an
oceanfront home. His M.O. was simple: break into someone's home and steal documents from their filing cabinet.
With the properly forged title deeds he could then approach the owners, murder them and again be "legally" in
charge of their property. My wife and I went out for dinner one Sunday night and within minutes someone had forced
the back door with a crowbar. The intruder went straight to our upstairs filing cabinet and rifled through our
property documents. Fortunately the alarm went off and he (Bill?) ran off into the night. Just as in the later case of
Cheryl Hughes, the thief was looking solely for documents -there was an ignoring of TV's, CD players, stereos.
In November of 2009 Cortez approached his next victim a man known locally in Bocas as Bo Icelar. Icelar had
emailed his sister saying that he was going to sell his property. A witness saw Bill Cortez drive up to Icelars' house in
a white Chevy S10 truck. It appears the Cortez's murdered Icelar and then transported his body, first in the truck
and then by boat to the Cortez home at Cauchero. Placing his body in a shallow grave in a garbage dump at the back
of the Cortez home.
March 2010, Cortez is on a roll. His next victim would most likely be his last. Cheryl Hughes was a vivacious looking
woman who exuded a love of life. I talked to many of her friends and to a person everyone spoke in shock and
disbelief that Cortez could take the life of a woman who they described as, "The life of Bocas." Cortez was the last
person seen talking to her. Like other victims she was interested in selling her property. In Bocas Del Toro there is a
great community newspaper called the Bocas Breeze. In the July 2010 edition there was a missing persons ad about
Hughes and Icelar and the contact person was the FBI representative in Panama, agent Paris N. Johnson. Cortez saw
this ad and must have realized the game was up. He took some money and a .22 pistol and he and Jane disappeared.