Ship passing through the Miraflores Locks

New beginnings - Panama City

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May 11th 2006
The journey from Santo Domingo to Panama City was long-winded (I had 7 fun-packed hours at Miami International airport) but pretty straightforward. Having been picked up from the guesthouse at 4.30am, I eventually arrived at Tocumen airport at 8pm so I was very glad to find that it was as easy to get a taxi into the city as all the guidebooks said it would be. Tocumen is about 20 minutes East of ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

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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