indian musicians

Panama

---

April 8th 2009
I woke up and stepped out onto my balcony to pure beauty. We are in Panama! What a country..I really thought it was going to be another poverty stricken hell-hole with crappy souvenirs but to my sheer delight, I was happily mistaken! We took the tender into port and boarded a tour bus to the Embera IndianVillage called Parara. Nicko, our tour guide, was so informative and you could tell he was t ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá

---

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