Close-up view of a giant ship

Day 88 - A man, a plan, a canal... Panama

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September 28th 2006
We’ve been looking forward to using this famous palindrome for ages, so hopefully everyone will be sufficiently impressed. The day began on the bus and, still half-asleep, we negotiated past the taxi drivers all pretending to be our best friends so they can take us to their cousin’s dump of a hotel. So we were on our way to our chosen hostel, with a taxi driver who was not a good liar. When a ... 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