Flowers from the festival

January 12th 2008
I decided to visit a little highland town called Boquete and coincidently arrived on the same day as their annual 10 day 'Flower and Coffee festival' started. The town was very pretty with green mountains surrounding it on all sides. I declined to climb the nearby volcano and instead visited a coffee plantation. I didn't realise there was such a massive process involved in making coffee! ... read more

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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

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Hiya! I'm leaving on August the 20th to hopefully find some sun, see some sights, make new friends, eat some yummy food, learn a bit of Spanish and have lots of adventures along the way. My itinery at the moment (obviously subject to change!) is to spend 10 months travelling through Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Brazil. Phew, I'm exhausted (and a bit scared!) thinking about it! Hope you enjoy my blog (wow, I never thought I'd say that, I feel like such a geek)! Take care!... full info

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