Panama Canal

PANAMA CITY AND DAY TRIPS

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February 14th 2011
Hola a tod@s. I'm back by absolutely zero public demand whatsoever this time bugging ya'll with tales from a few more Latin American countries. I can confirm that I am still alive and despite what some people were thinking, I haven't been eaten by a monkey. Yet. More or less picking up from where I left off the last time the plan is to start off in Panama City and work my way up by ... 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