Panama, the city where boats fly... Panama, la ville ou les bateaux volent...
June 5th 2008 After all the partying in Los Santos, I decided to head off a bit more west to the little town of El Valle de Anton- I took the direct bus there, being told that it would leave me at the entrance to the town... yeah right, 26km from the entrance to be precise! So a second bus later, I got to El Valle, and once again, I was welcomed by gorgeous landscapes with rolling hills (well, they do call them
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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 
