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A little surfing in Panama

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March 20th 2010
(Joce) After re-working our original plans a bit, we decided to spend a bit more time in the central American countries surfing, and then quickly return via the much shorter east coast of Mexico (as opposed to the lengthy west coast which took us 3 weeks). This, we decided, left time for a couple of days surfing around here. We took the RV down to playa Venao and had a really nice surf. There must ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Los Santos

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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