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BOQUETE

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February 18th 2011
Shortly after returning from San Blas I spent one final weekend in Panama City and on Monday February 14th headed to the west of the country to a town called Boquete. I took the express bus ($15/6 Hours) from Panama to David and then another Otto style school bus ($1.50/1 Hour) from there to Boquete. The town sits in a valley under the shadow of Volcano Baru (3475m) – Panama’s highest point ... 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