The locks

Hello from Panama City

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December 4th 2006
We are now in Panama City and it only took us from 6am to 9pm yesterday to get here. First we had to take a water taxi to the mainland, and then waited for about 5 hours since there was a mudslide and the bus was held up. Then there was the 9 hour bus ride. Fun!!! We were the only tourists on the bus and so far, the only ones in the city of panama. It might just be where we have decided to lo ... 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