Some Amador Restuarants and Shops

Pacific side of the Canal

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February 24th 2007
More pictures of the area around the Pacific opening of the Canal. ADDED on Wednesday, March 7. 2007: I didn't add these photos until we got back since the internet bombed out when I had gotten to this point (from our hotel - Hotel Los Capitanes - in El Valle de Anton, Panama). Getting internet access where we could hook the digital camera directly to the public computer proved difficult. Ge ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama » Panamá » Panama Canal

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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