BOQUETE

MISTY RETIREE HAVEN OF BOQUETE

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March 10th 2009
The bus ride to David, Panama took us to different types of climates in the highlands and in the dry humid areas of Costa Rica, soon as we got down the mountains it was quite hot and we struggled , the bus is not airconditioned. While having a lunch stop, we chatted with a local truck driver going to panama to pick up his load, we met Hannah, the only other backpacker in the bus, from NZ, very fr ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Chiriquí » Boquete

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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