Panama, Bocas del Toro Photo 19

Panama, Bocas del Toro

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June 6th 2009
We crossed another incredibly relaxed border on the from Costa Rica into Panama to reach Bocos del Toro. It's quite a pretty little route across a rickety old bridge, that doesn't like it should still be standing, let alone carrying coaches across it! Once into Panama, we took a short, speed boat trip through the canals and over to Bocas Town, Isla Colon. Bocas has a pretty, developed water-fr ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro

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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