Tu-Panamá
Full-stack engineer helping bridge the language barrier between travelers/tourists and local services in Panama. Helped vendors gain more visibility while making it easier for tourists to find what they need.
01 The Challenge
Tourists in Panama struggle to find local services due to language barriers, while local vendors miss out on tourist business. Most tourist resources are in English only, and local business listings are in Spanish only. There was no platform connecting the two groups effectively.
02 The Solution
Built a bilingual platform using React and TypeScript that serves content in both English and Spanish. Implemented automatic translation for user-generated content with the ability for vendors to provide their own translations. Created a vendor directory with filtering by location, service type, and language spoken. Built a review system that works across languages. Used Fastify and Prisma for a fast, type-safe backend that handles multilingual data efficiently.
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