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a local inidigenous woman with her child on the street in David, begging for money



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Panamanian  Flag 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 ... [read more]
Blog: ¡De nuevo en Panamá!
Date: December 21st 2008

¿Xopá? ¿Todo bien? Whenever you hear people greet each other with “xopá or que sopá” you know they are Panamanians. They like to say things the other way around and they have many unique words which I’ll be teaching you during my stay in Panama ;). “Que sopá” comes from “Que pasó”....it’s a way of saying hi, more like “what’s up or what’s going on”. After a lo ... read more


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Comments
Date: 25th August 2011


The City Council, should have a Staffer, personally, take the young woman, back, directly, to her people. She should not be there because - obviously, she has no means of support. Whether her Comarca is next door (or on the other side of the Canal), the country is NOT that big, that taking her back, can't be done.

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