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el puente de las americas!

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July 4th 2005
Hola todos!! Firstly, a big up to Sandrita and Tobbe for dropping us a line!! Keep them coming yao! We just arrived in Panama, the so-called Bridge of the Americas. After two weeks on Cuba with Fidel and his comrades, we grew tired of concrete and propaganda, oppression and expensive everything...Panama City here we come!!! Gimme some Kentucky Fried Chicken man! Hard to believe a McDonald´s ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City

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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