Trail to Paradise

We might become cowboys!

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January 18th 2007
Here we are, once again! This is the first time we have actually travelled on a bus for an hour and a half to use the internet! Since we last wrote we have travelled up to Santa Fe. It is a cute little town in the center of Panama and mountainous. There is excellent hiking here and many rivers that are very clean. The little town itself has no road signs and no real organization, but it is fu ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Colón » Santiago

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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