Beachside Dominos

Las Lajas

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February 4th 2008
I left Boquete on Thursday morning and took a series of buses/taxi to a beach on the Pacific coast called Las Lajas. Arriving there thursday was perfect. There were absolutely no people! The beach stretches as far you can see on both side and is lined with palm trees. Out off the coast are islands and there is constant surf. I met up with a friend there that I had met in Santa Fe. There wer ... 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