Panama

Panama!

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January 3rd 2006
Well, I´m doing another blog entry right after the last one. Jord Ry and I have a huge layover (6.5 hours) between when we arrived in David, and when we leave for Panama city. We left San Jose this morning after a grueling walk across town to the bus station, and then onto our bus for the day. It was an absolutely brutal border crossing, everyone telling us to go different places, tired, worn ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Chiriquí » David

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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