Snack Time

Island Hopping

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June 27th 2010
Okay, so we didn’t really go island hopping, but we did go to two very different islands the next two days in a row and I think that should count for something… On Tuesday, we again woke up fairly early and piled in cars to head to the small town of Portobelo on the coast about an hour north of Panama City. It is on the Caribbean Coast. Kendi and Miguel took a dive master with them from the ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama

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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