Some Orchids

Santa Fe

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December 9th 2006
Hello everyone, We just left Santa Fe, spent the night in David and now we are in Boquete. Santa Fe was a very small mt. town with barely anything in the town. There was probably about 6 public buildings in total and no supermarket, internet, bank, etc. It was a very peaceful 4 days in the mountains. We stayed at a guest house with a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains. At night beca ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Chiriquí » Boquete

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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