Panama Viejo

The canal zone

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May 6th 2008
The day before we left Chitre we made the effort of going to the bus station to find out the times of the buses to Panama and were told that there was one at 7.30am but we could not buy tickets until around half an hour before. When we arrived the following morning just before 7am, the desk we had been to was closed and their notice board said that there were no buses until 4pm! There were clearly ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

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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