Carneval

Pandamonium in Panama

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March 12th 2011
Panama has been wonderful. We got our 5th into storage on Feb 28th, spent the night at a hotel near the Miami airport. The next morning we flew out to Panama City. It was a great flight. Just 2 1/2 hours and no time change. Piece of cake. Our B&B host in Panama had her Taxi favourite pick us up at the Panama airport. He was a fun guy. He spoke pretty good english. He dropped us off at ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama City » Casco Viejo

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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