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The red-legged honey creeper is back!
from: "Weeks 5 & 6" By Alisha S

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.

6 days ago: 13jend published a blog
Through Panama Canal!

September 23rd 2008 Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama Canal
Well… what a Panama I’ve been through…literally. I had been told about it by Mum and could not wait to go through the canal and see what Mum had seen on her own cruise. I was still ... 16 photos [full story]

13 days ago: mugenheimer published a blog
The Sweat

September 23rd 2008 Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama Canal
Our first stop in Central America was in the hot and humid Panama City. Whilst temperatures were in the low thirties, the humidity made the city feel twice that. Thankfully our hotel room had air cond ... [full story]

47 days ago: driftwood published a blog
Panama Canal

August 26th 2008 Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama Canal
8 p.m., August 14, 2008 Panama Canal “My grandfather helped build the Panama Canal,” said Steph, as we stood on the 4th story balcony overlooking the Miraflores Lock. “He ... 2 photos [full story]

123 days ago: Kim and Simon Forth published a blog
Panama Canal Transit

May 25th 2008 Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama Canal
The big day had finally arrived. No matter how much you read and speak to people about the Panama Canal transit, the whole thing still seemed like a daunting task. Firstly you need one captain, fou ... 9 photos [full story]

128 days ago: davegtt published a blog
The Canal

June 7th 2008 Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama Canal
Headed out to the Canal today, spent much of the time bartering with taxi drivers to save a whole $4 ha. I headed out there with Chris and Diana, Chris is from the US and Diana is from Oz, they both s ... [full story]

137 days ago: zerotonine published a blog
panama - oder wie schoen ist havanna

May 28th 2008 Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama Canal
na ja.. meine lieben.. somit bin ich gestern in panama city angekommen, nach etlichen beinahe schon laecherlichen grenzueberquerungen, bei dehnen es vorallem darum geht, anstaendig dreinzuschauen, ein ... [full story]

160 days ago: Alisha S published a blog
Weeks 11 & 12 - Farewell to Panama

April 10th 2008 Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama Canal
As three willing and able assistants, we finished our field season with a bang. We captured and studied 23 bats (the record from past years was about 14 bats) and finished all the data entry and a ... 18 photos [full story]

195 days ago: KatelynL published a blog
Almost Done

April 1st 2008 Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panama Canal
I have definitely been sadly neglecting this blog page for the last little while... All my posts on here seem to start with that sentence or a similar one.. O'well. I have the night off tonight so i' ... 13 photos [full story]

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