Robinsons Island

Panama

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September 4th 2012
We decided to spend our last 4 weeks in Panama rather than Mexico as it’s a fair bit cheaper and the funds are now down to 3 figures. We had booked our train ticket back from Heathrow as soon as we got here just to be on the safe side. Panama is the last curly bit of land which links Columbia to Costa Rica in Central America, but there are no roads between Panama and Columbia due to massive mars ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama

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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