Bocas del Toro

4 bordercrossings and 4 countries later...

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January 26th 2008
we're in Panama. The bordercrossing was by far the easiest and cheapest of them all. 5 minutes and we were through and we didn't have to pay a penny! We were amazed. Once we were through, we flagged down a taxi to get a boat to Bocas del Toro. Obviously we forgot that we never wanted to arrive in a new place on a Saturday and we didn't manage to get a decent priced room at all! We forked out $30 ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama

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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