Isla Paridita
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Goodbye south America, Hello central America
... br> Viejo, the much older part of Panama where many of its old but decaying
buildings are being renovated at great pace. Once finished this massive project
will likely put Casco Viejo on a par with old Cartagena. The Presidential
Palace is located in Casco Viejo with the usual attendant security around it.
Even older are the rather sad relics of the
original Panama called Panama Viejo dating back to 1519 and considered to be
the oldest European settlement on ...
A bus, a beer and a monkey
... colder. (See, not so crazy). But we started off in the river to cool down initially. We moved onto the first (and coolest) hotspring which was around 38 degrees celsius. We continued on our way to the second which was around 40 degrees and finally to the last one for a quick dip. By this point we were pretty warm and headed back to the river. (Just some background information though. The hotsprings we went to are not man made, ...
By bus to the highlands
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By buying our bus tickets in advance we had hoped to save time in the morning. However, we were given open tickets and told that we needed to be at the bus station an hour before departure time. As we were planning to catch the 8.00 am bus this meant we arrived, somewhat bleary eyed, at around 7.00 am. At least we would have plenty of time for a coffee and a bite to eat at the bus station we thought. But it was not to be, as we were ushered straight onto ...
Panama
... cars and trucks to drive over, but when I stepped on them they would move and wobble. I dont know how the bridge doesnt collapse with the weight of trucks. Anyway at the border I met some other backpackers heading to Bocas so we shared a van for 1hr to the ferry terminal, and then a boat to Isla Colon.
I was a fan of Bocas as a place, it is beautiful looking with all wooden plant buildings built over the water painted in all different colours. I ...
Boquete
... to get a good cup of coffee in panama. We then saw the dry process of the bean, which is natural in a kind of green house. We headed back to the main building which for me was the real highlight. Because the farm only deals in small but high quality beans the owner can't afford to buy the equipment that other coffee farms have so he's designed and made his own from all sorts of jeep parts to house hold guttering to boilers. I was like a kid in a candy shop ...
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