the beach at Bocas del Drago

Monkeying around in Bocas del Toro

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June 7th 2006
We started with a 5 AM wake up call-which in Panama seems to be the owner poking his head in your room and mumbling something. Then we went downstairs and were aided in hailing a cab by a lonely and friendly graveyard shift police officer who looked like he was ready to go into combat. On the way to the airport our crazy cab driver missed our exit and decided to back up on the highway to our exi ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro » Isla Colon

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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