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Punta Paitilla, Panama City
This is the neighborhood we are staying in. Lots of skyscrapers and they're building more all the time. Donald Trump is building the 68-floor, sail-shaped Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower around the corner at Punta Pacifica.
From: Central America Caribbean » Panama
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: Panama
Date: November 5th 2009
Date: November 5th 2009
October 9, 2009 to 5 January 2010
Steve and I spent 3 months in Panama; neither one of us had been to Central America before. The people speak Spanish and it was difficult being understood - we seemed to use more sign language than anything else! It was the rainy season and very humid. We rented a lovely apartment in the Punta Paitilla district, on the 17th floor with a lovely view ... read more
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