Two Mules

Puerto Limon and Panama Canal

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January 21st 2010
Puerto Limon, Costa Rica and the Panama Canal From Isla de Providencia we sailed to Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. The day was sunny and quite warm, but not unbearable. We took a tour of two banana plantations. The first was Del Monte. We were able to walk around among the trees or rather, plants, and see up close how bananas grow. Each plant produces only one bunch of fruit and then it dies, b ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama Canal

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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