Rejected by U.S., accepted by Panama

The U.S. gives Panama all its broken down school buses which become public transport in the city! Although I don't feel that comfortable riding a rejected school bus, I am thankful that this one comes all the way to remote Gamboa to bring its residents into town.

A rain forest after my heart

January 22nd 2008
Week 1 I didn't realize that I would be back in the lush jungles of Panama so soon after my last visit. But here I am, a field assistant at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute working with my favorite frog-eating bat. It is the dry season (Jan-May) and I've noticed that there are a lot more animals about. Just in my first week, I saw a family of coatis (raccoon-lik ... 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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