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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]
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: Pirates, shitty waves and turquoise water
Date: May 25th 2006
With less than a week left until I go back home, I can´t quite grip how fast the last couple of months have passed. But it´s always like that - come halfway and the rest just rolls by. Before leaving, two and a half months sounded like a fairly long time, but I´ve been meeting so many travellers that have been gone for five, eight, twelve months. I guess it always feels too short, no matter how ... read more
Date: May 25th 2006
With less than a week left until I go back home, I can´t quite grip how fast the last couple of months have passed. But it´s always like that - come halfway and the rest just rolls by. Before leaving, two and a half months sounded like a fairly long time, but I´ve been meeting so many travellers that have been gone for five, eight, twelve months. I guess it always feels too short, no matter how ... read more
