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Trip 2 - Panama City

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September 17th 2007
Welcome to the US, well it may as well be. It seems Panama City is a spin off of some dodgy American city. Highrises, mcdonalds on every corner, not what I was expecting. After a gruelling mission of flights with broken entertainment systems and every meal full of cheese I finally made it here on my second trip. Stayed in Mamallena, one of the few real hostels in Panama city. Day 2, after a mamou ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

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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