Terry crossing the border

The rain just wouldn't stop!

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November 20th 2008
Crossing the Costa Rica-Panama border at Sixaola is one crossing you are unlikely to forget. The two countries are separated by a dodgy bridge with some railway sleepers and plenty of holes between them big enough to fall through...but with our enormous backpacks we were sure we would be fairly safe and wouldn't slip through to the raging river 40 feet below! The weather had been consistently bad ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Kuna Yala » Archipielago de San Blas

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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