Hot Springs

So impressive Van Halen wrote a song about it...Panama

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October 9th 2008
After we last updated the blog we have wandered down the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica into Panama. Costa Rica was great. We headed in with tales of how it is "so American....souless" but I think everyone is being a tad harsh. It has beautiful beaches backing onto amazing jungle. What else could you want.... well maybe a bit of surf on those beaches would have been nice. The curse of Adam de Gr ... 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