Riding at last!

Cowboy country

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May 28th 2006
Arrive in Boquete in the Panama mountains on the day they are celebrating 150 years of Chiriqui province... the town plaza is milling with people of every size and shape on horseback.... cowboy hats on men, women and little boys are de rigeur and the horses are beautiful. I sit, chat to the band and absorb the atmosphere as they parade round and round, occasionally lining up saloon bar style outsi ... 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