{"id":21618,"date":"2026-07-09T21:35:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/?p=21618"},"modified":"2026-07-09T21:39:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:39:35","slug":"21618","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/2026\/07\/09\/21618\/","title":{"rendered":"Panam\u00e1 ser\u00e1 Sede del 43\u00b0 Congreso COCAL 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class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1001036210.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1001036210.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1001036210-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thevisitorpanama.info\/esp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1001036210-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Panam\u00e1&nbsp;hab\u00eda&nbsp;presentado&nbsp;su&nbsp;candidatura&nbsp;para&nbsp;ser&nbsp;sede&nbsp;del&nbsp;Congreso&nbsp;COCAL&nbsp;2028.&nbsp;No&nbsp;obstante,&nbsp;ante&nbsp;la&nbsp;solidez&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;propuesta&nbsp;y&nbsp;el&nbsp;respaldo&nbsp;del&nbsp;sector&nbsp;tur\u00edstico&nbsp;nacional,&nbsp;la&nbsp;Junta&nbsp;Directiva&nbsp;de&nbsp;COCAL&nbsp;decidi\u00f3&nbsp;adelantar&nbsp;la&nbsp;designaci\u00f3n,&nbsp;otorgando&nbsp;al&nbsp;pa\u00eds&nbsp;la&nbsp;sede&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;edici\u00f3n&nbsp;2027.&nbsp;Esta&nbsp;decisi\u00f3n&nbsp;reafirma&nbsp;la&nbsp;confianza&nbsp;de&nbsp;COCAL&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;capacidad&nbsp;organizativa&nbsp;y&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;infraestructura&nbsp;de&nbsp;Panam\u00e1&nbsp;para&nbsp;acoger&nbsp;un&nbsp;evento&nbsp;de&nbsp;esta&nbsp;magnitud.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COCAL&nbsp;agrupa&nbsp;a&nbsp;las&nbsp;asociaciones&nbsp;nacionales&nbsp;de&nbsp;la&nbsp;industria&nbsp;de&nbsp;reuniones&nbsp;de&nbsp;Am\u00e9rica&nbsp;Latina&nbsp;y&nbsp;el&nbsp;Caribe.&nbsp;Su&nbsp;congreso&nbsp;anual&nbsp;es&nbsp;el&nbsp;principal&nbsp;punto&nbsp;de&nbsp;encuentro&nbsp;comercial&nbsp;del&nbsp;sector&nbsp;y&nbsp;define&nbsp;la&nbsp;agenda&nbsp;de&nbsp;negocios,&nbsp;tendencias&nbsp;y&nbsp;decisiones&nbsp;estrat\u00e9gicas&nbsp;que&nbsp;orientan&nbsp;el&nbsp;turismo&nbsp;de&nbsp;reuniones&nbsp;en&nbsp;la&nbsp;regi\u00f3n.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<em>Ser<\/em>\u00a0<em>sede<\/em>\u00a0<em>del<\/em>\u00a0<em>Congreso<\/em>\u00a0<em>COCAL<\/em>\u00a0<em>2027<\/em>\u00a0<em>representa<\/em>\u00a0<em>una<\/em>\u00a0<em>oportunidad<\/em>\u00a0<em>concreta<\/em>\u00a0<em>para<\/em>\u00a0<em>el<\/em>\u00a0<em>sector<\/em>\u00a0<em>tur\u00edstico<\/em>\u00a0<em>nacional.<\/em>\u00a0<em>Recibir<\/em>\u00a0<em>a<\/em>\u00a0<em>los<\/em>\u00a0<em>principales<\/em>\u00a0<em>organizadores<\/em>\u00a0<em>de<\/em>\u00a0<em>eventos<\/em>\u00a0<em>de<\/em>\u00a0<em>la<\/em>\u00a0<em>regi\u00f3n<\/em>\u00a0<em>impulsar\u00e1<\/em>\u00a0<em>hoteles,<\/em>\u00a0<em>restaurantes,<\/em>\u00a0<em>centros<\/em>\u00a0<em>comerciales,<\/em>\u00a0<em>emprendedores<\/em>\u00a0<em>y<\/em>\u00a0<em>proveedores<\/em>\u00a0<em>especializados,<\/em>\u00a0<em>y<\/em>\u00a0<em>posicionar\u00e1<\/em>\u00a0<em>al<\/em>\u00a0<em>pa\u00eds<\/em>\u00a0<em>para<\/em>\u00a0<em>atraer<\/em>\u00a0<em>futuros\u00a0eventos<\/em>\u201d,\u00a0se\u00f1al\u00f3\u00a0Nadkyi\u00a0Duque,\u00a0presidenta\u00a0de\u00a0la\u00a0C\u00e1mara\u00a0Nacional\u00a0de\u00a0Turismo\u00a0de\u00a0Panam\u00e1\u00a0(CAMTUR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure 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