Miraflores locks...and behind, the digging of huge new locks...

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November 23rd 2012
Cartagena to Panama is a short 50 minutes flight. Going through Cartagena airport is quite something…smooth and pretty fast, but with a huge amount of drug searching. It must be the first time somebody is actually sniffing the inside of my computer. I arrived at my hotel just before lunch time. My goal for the day was to visit the Miraflores locks at the Panama Canal and then have a walk t ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

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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