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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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By Donna Gay
September 8th 2009

Bahamas to Jamaica then Panama Central America Caribbean » Panama » Kuna Yala

Starfish

We left the Bahamas in late May and headed to Jamaica. We spent a week in Jamaica waiting for good weather for the anticipated crossing to Panama. We eventually got acceptable weather (not really enough wind but at least no BAD weather) and made the 4 day sail to Panama. We arrived in Panama on June 1 in plenty of time for hurricane season. June 1st is technically the beginning of hurricane season but normally no named storms are seen until July. We spent a few days in Shelter Bay Marina which is near Colon and also near an old US [View Full Entry]

By Slovenian girl
September 1st 2009

One for each day...I think I was lost in the paradise! Central America Caribbean » Panama » Kuna Yala » Archipielago de San Blas

"Our" own island for 1day! paradise!!!

Well... actually I'm pretty sure I was lost in THE paradise : ) Imagine more then 365 tropical fantasy islands - uninhabited islands covered by coconut trees and ringed by white sand beaches with the turquise caribbean water...what more could you possibly want???? I could spend each day on a different island...imagine just jumping from one island to another for a whole year!!!! P A R A D I S E ! The San Blas Islands is a group of islands which are located just off the Caribbean coast of Panama. These unique islands are one of Panama's most interesting attractions, [View Full Entry]

By Slovenian girl
August 30th 2009

The coolest capital in Central America - Panama city :) Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

Panama city

Hola a todos!!!!!!!!!!!!! Panama! The last country on my list in Central America with a population of around 3million people!!!! First I stopped in the highlands of the province of Chiriquí in Panama. There is a small but charming valley/city called Boquete which is nestled among the country's most mountainous region, at 1.200 meters. Birding, hiking, mountain biking, rafting... (of course everthing quite expensive) . I did the sendero treking which was really, really nice...pristine nature and silence :) On the way there and back I've met a lot of very friendly localas...delicio [View Full Entry]

By lenimoretti
August 29th 2009

find a beautiful place to get lost Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro » Isla Colon

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... for instance in panama, bocas del toro! [View Full Entry]

By RaeDan
August 28th 2009

Visiting a tribe lost in time Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

Boat trip out to the village

Booking of a uncommon tour I had see a small paragraph on a backpacker website about an indigenous Wounaan community, close to Panama City, that encourages tours within their village. Our friends were actually staying at that particular backpacker hostel and so we made enquiries about the tour and were able to organise our time in the village for today. Apparently, no one from the hostel had been out to the community in a while and so the receptionist wasn't really sure on what was involved. She confirmed our tour with a member of the community and let us know that [View Full Entry]

The guy who carved the blue that I purchased

By RaeDan
August 27th 2009

Friends, old town and a canal Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

Miraflores Lock

Our first introduction to Panama City was at the Albrook Terminal, the main bus station for the city. A huge shopping mall is adjacent and so the city appeared to be quite modern with new facilities, even though the chicken buses were visible everywhere. The city is quite modern to an extent, but we were quickly introduced to the poorer side of the city once we entered Casco Viejo, an old town that was built after the Old Panama town was Panama La Vieja, but before the modern city took off and moved over to where the centre of the city [View Full Entry]

By alessan
August 16th 2009

sailing to San Blas and Colombia Central America Caribbean » Panama » Colón

the reason why I moved to Panama City was because I wanted to go to Colombia. is not really safe cross the border by land due to the presence of paramilitary guerrilla colombiana, so I had 2 options: by air, according to the seasons, the price varies from 200 to $ 400 by sea, sailing with a price that ranges from 350 to $ 420, depending from which port you leaving and type of boat, almost always include food, reservation costs, customs fees. Few captains include alcoholic beverages in the price but not all of them so you must to bring [View Full Entry]

By Ben Lakoff
August 7th 2009

Panama City and San Blas Central America Caribbean » Panama

Leaving

The past few weeks have been a blur. Pete has left and is now all moved in up at Purdue (hesa gettin sooo biig!), my parents are now officially empty nesters, Jess is working.... hahah, and I have missed the Travis Hacker Golf tournament (Sorry Smiths! :() . The day I chapperoned Pete to the airport to see him out I returned to my hostel and got on a 17 hour bus straight to Panama City. Hooray for good books. See ya later Costa Rica. Panama City was an awesome change from the blah blah hectic Central American capital cities I [View Full Entry]

By cherryblossomgirl
August 6th 2009

Bocas del Toro en Panama City Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro

Van Tortuguero teruggekeerd naar het dichtsbijzijnde stadje om er een bus naar de grens te nemen. Onderweg langs Puerto Viejo en Cahuita gereden wat ook wel leuke badplaatsen leken, maar ik had een andere bestemming op het oog: de eilanden Bocas del Toro van Panama. Daar zou ik een duikcursus volgen, de Padi Open Water wel te verstaan! Dat had ik in Honduras door de omstandigheden gemist maar men had me verteld dat Bocas even goedkoop was. Bleek zelfs goedkoper ! 205 dollar voor 3 dagen professionele les en in totaal 6 duiken ! Helaas was er een grote domper die [View Full Entry]

By rarmstrongfox
August 3rd 2009

Panama Photos July 2009 Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

Bull, Las Tablas, Panama,July 2009

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