Canal

The Canal

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June 7th 2008
Headed out to the Canal today, spent much of the time bartering with taxi drivers to save a whole $4 ha. I headed out there with Chris and Diana, Chris is from the US and Diana is from Oz, they both speak good spanish so it was quite a relaxing day not having to worry about trying to talk to non English speakers. The canal was actually a little bit of a let down, expected it to be so much bigg ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama Canal

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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