The Beach Club will be "amazing"

It is by far the busiest location of the island. Dozens of workers are currently involved in the construction of Viveros' Beach Club. With a straight face barred by his thick trademark moustache, Victor Hugo Poco looks up at a group preparing more fresh concrete. He is in inspection mode. The men interrupt their work for a few seconds to listen to his orders. And then, they are quickly back in the thick of it. Hardly any time to chat.

"We can comfortably tell that we are half way through the construction of the Beach Club ", says Poco, who has been Viveros's chief engineer since 2009. "It is a construction site, so it cannot look fancy yet, but it is going to be amazing. We have 180 men who are working daily on the island and our biggest teams are here. "

The Beach Club will be inaugurated this year. Its members will be exclusively selected from the island's residents, apartment owners and hotel guests of Panama City's Trump Ocean Club (TOC). They are expected to start enjoying the Club's luxurious amenities in just a few months. For the TOC residents a daily shuttle will take them straight from the Tower's private dock in Punta Pacifica to Viveros. It will be a two-hour crossing with a chance of spotting whales and dolphins on the way.

"At the moment, we are doing the 'grey work', building the structures ", explains Poco. "The walls are up. We are now building the roofs. We are moving fast. Soon, there will be a fine restaurant and kitchen, massage rooms, cloakrooms, and even a playroom for children. "

The icing on the cake will be a 450-m2 swimming pool overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The wood that will cover its deck has already been delivered. It will be made of almendro, an indigenous species from Panama, considered to be one of the densest hard woods in the world. Green Life Investment Corporation, a Panamanian group, is providing it. It markets timber from communities that receive extensive support and training from the World Wild Fund (WWF) to responsibly manage forests in the remote Darién region.

The Beach Club will be one of Viveros' finest architectural achievements. Its infinity pool, its gourmet restaurant and splendid spa will give you the perfect reason to come and spend a day or a weekend on the island.