Rob Me, Please ...
... you wonder why you hear so many stories of tourists getting robbed? Fancy camera hanging on the front, big backpack on the other side ... as if that's not enough, there's a big fanny pack on the front, sure to be stuffed with goodies ripe for the taking. Luckily, Casco Viejo is quite safe during the day, especially since it's patrolled by dozens of tourist police. The surrounding areas are a bit sketchy however, and not some place you want to wander around looking like this.
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 
