Presenting Shawnee Key to the Mayor of La Chorrera

It was pretty funny when he realized that the key to Shawnee doubled as a cerveza bottle opener!

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March 2nd 2006
Today we traveled to La Chorrera. La Chorrera and the surronding area has a population of around 200,000. It is west of Panama City just over the Canal. We crossed the new bridge over the canal. We met past district governer Andy Guillen, Ruth Mata, and current president of the La Chorrera club Roque. Roque is a pilot for the canal. When a ship enters the canal control is turned over to the pi ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

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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