Panama - Boquete and Bocas de Toro Photo 9

Panama - Boquete and Bocas de Toro

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June 26th 2010
The border crossing from Costa Rica was very quick and easy. The immigration official on the Panama side asked me if I had a return ticket (a condition of entry) and I simply told him that I was just passing through Panama to Colombia and that I had a credit card as proof that I could support myself. He simply stamped me through without insisting that I buy a return ticket. I then took a bus fro ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Chiriquí » Boquete

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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