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Tehuantepec Bay
FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC VIA THE PANAMA CANAL

January 12th 2011
After seven months ashore, the sea was calling. It was time to begin the world cruise. So after a month in Florida we spent Christmas Day packing up, dropping our van at the car dealer, picking up a rental car and having our last phone chats with family and friends. We drove over to Ft Lauderdale on a cold morning (38˚), dropped our luggage at the cruise terminal, dropped our rental car at the ... read more
Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama Canal

Panamanian Flag 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
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