Bocas Town

Bocas Town! Ahh Yes Yo Soy es Tour Gias!

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October 10th 2007
October 7th we landed in Bocas Del Toro. Bocas is a great little grouping of small to medium size islands of the Western (kind of Northern) part of Panama. We took a small twin prop plane in from Panama City and landed at the Bocas "International" airport (and you thought Albany international airport was a joke). They took Berny's lighter away from him at the local airport in Panama, and then p ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro » Isla Colon

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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