RECOVERED

Panamá: Ivy on the Wire (Part I)

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July 2nd 2007
**Note - the date on this entry, July 2, 2007 is the day we left Panama. I've kept all time references the way they were when I started writing...life got in the way of my travel blog, so there will be quite a few entries coming in short order!** So much to write and only one more day until docking in Guayaquil, Ecuador! Not much time has passed since my last blog, I’m aware, but I am now off ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama

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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