Archipielago de San Blas

San Blas sunset
from: "Pirates of the Caribbean: the legend of the crusty captain " By The John and Sarah Show

Background: With US backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and US sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone). The Panama Canal was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. On 7 September 1977, an agreement was signed for the complete transfer of the Canal from the US to Panama by the end of 1999. Certain portions of the Zone and increasing responsibility over the Canal were turned over in the intervening years. With US help, dictator Manuel NORIEGA was deposed in 1989. The entire Panama Canal, the area supporting the Canal, and remaining US military bases were turned over to Panama by or on 31 December 1999.

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78 days ago: Poupoune autour du monde published a blog
Des iles et des p'tits soucis... Islands and mishaps...

June 12th 2008 Central America Caribbean » Panama » Archipielago de San Blas
Deuxieme essai... J'ai passe une heure a ecrire mon blog l'autre jour, et a la seconde ou je pensais 'oh oh, je n'ai pas encore sauvegarde, faut que je le fasse...', il y a eu un probleme avec la conn ... 17 photos [full story]

121 days ago: The John and Sarah Show published a blog
Pirates of the Caribbean: the legend of the crusty captain

April 29th 2008 Central America Caribbean » Panama » Archipielago de San Blas
So like we said, there is no road between Colombia and Panama. Also the flights are outrageously expensive. We decided to make our way across the Caribbean to Panama at a more leisurely pace--about ... 29 photos [full story]

122 days ago: Sasha published a blog
Crossing the Darien Gap from Miramar to Turbo

April 29th 2008 Central America Caribbean » Panama » Archipielago de San Blas
Thought I'd start up the blog because I wish there had been more info on crossing the Darien with a motorcycle so now I post this because I realize that there are some people who read this blog and ... [full story]

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