Taboga

Taboga Island

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July 26th 2005
Last friday we decided to go and visit the Island of Taboga and stay there for the weekend and watch the World Cup there. We were supposed to drive to "Muelle 19" and there take a boat to the Island. The taxi driver had some difficulties finding the place so we had to stop and ask 2 times to finally find the hidden place. But then the boat broke at sea so we had to be helped back to th ... 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