Bartender at city pub

Day 4 - Leaving Panama City

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February 25th 2007
It's now Sunday and we are heading out of the city to begin the rest of our adventure. Leaving Panama City, we wind our way through the market area and try to find our way to Puente de Las Americas...that bridge we could see from a distance while in Amador. As usual, signage is hard to read and anything on any of our maps is suspect. During a long wait in traffic, right in the middle of the b ... read more

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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