The Border

Panama

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November 28th 2006
Panama - Headed over the border by bus into panama. Made straight for some islands called Bocas del Torro. The journey there by boat was incredible. Speeding through this river surrounded by jungle. Small cabins on stilts on the river bank and families paddling by in dugout canoes. Eventually you leave the river, hit the open sea and then the beautiful Bocas show themselves in the distance. The po ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Bocas Del Toro

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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