Bocas Del Toro

Bocas Del Toro

---

January 18th 2008
Alrighty, the hung over bus through the most beautiful mountians (the continental divide) over to the Caribbean Coast to the Island town of Bocas Del Toro. We hear many things about this place but becuase it is their wet season we weren´t sure we wanted to go but decided to try it for a day or 2 with Eric. We arrived and took a water taxi to the island where all the buildings hang out into the wa ... read more

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

---

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