Learn Spanish (Latin America): Quizás estamos por ver el mejor panorama del valle. - Maybe we are about to see the best view of the valley.

In Latin America, estar por followed by an infinitive (like ver) is the standard way to express that an action is imminent or that you are just about to do something. If you used estar para, it would mean something closer to being in the mood for or being ready to do something, rather than focusing on the timeline.

I thought quizás triggered the subjunctive, but estamos is in the indicative. Why?

Words expressing doubt like quizás and tal vez can actually take either the subjunctive or the indicative. You use the indicative (like estamos) when you feel more certain about the statement or see it as a highly likely reality. Using the subjunctive (estemos) would communicate a much stronger sense of doubt or a lower probability of it happening.

Why is it el panorama instead of la panorama when the word ends in -a?

Panorama is one of several Spanish words ending in -ma that are masculine because they originate from Greek. Other common examples you have likely seen include el problema, el tema, el clima, and el sistema.

Why does mejor come before panorama instead of after it like most Spanish adjectives?