Now for Kenz's bike

Panama and crossing the Darien Gap

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December 2nd 2012
Sunday 25/11/12 – Our first night in Panama was surprisingly quiet. Despite the lack of anything else satisfactory in this ‘hotel’, the walls must be thick as we were not kept awake by any activities in the neighbouring rooms. Although just before we went to sleep there was an argument going on right outside our room which sounded pretty rowdy; I opened the door and asked if everything was ... 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