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A man, a plan, a canal: Panama

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January 3rd 2007
BOCAS DEL TORO (Carribean Coast) - Thu 28/12 to Sat 30/12 Well after a bit of confusion at the Costa Rican border - them trying to convince us that we never left Nicaragua and us trying to convince them that we did cause there we were standing in front of them in Costa Rica, we finally got the exit stamp from Costa Rica, put our watches forward and hour and crossed the death trap that wa ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Panama

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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