Hotel Puerta del Sol
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Goodbye south America, Hello central America
... for the construction of the Suez Canal, had proposed a sea level
cut through the Panamanian isthmus. But work on his project was halted after
huge escalation of costs and the daunting natural obstacles such as landslides
and mosquitos which combined together brought the massive first attempt to an
untimely halt. The land on which the canal was constructed also played a part
in the efforts to get the canal constructed and completed, the region having at
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Where's the honey bear?
... destination was the Lost and Found hostel which was literally in the middle of the jungle 20 mins hike off the highway.
The place had been highly recommended as something a bit different and it didnt disappoint. Its an eco hostel run by volunteers pretty much cut off from the world (hence the name i guess).
Set in the jungle on a steep hill tghe complex was home to plenty of wildlife including a monkey, tarantula and a honey bear (more on that ...
American senior camp!
Boquete is a town higher on the hills where the climate is cooler which motivated many Americans to move here to retire. We arrived in Boquete on an old American school bus, our first time in one of those! There we went hiking to see some waterfalls in the rain forest and hoping to spot some wildlife as well. But we were unlucky despite the help of a nice American couple who lives here and knows where to look. Not having ...
Superbowl Sunday (Take a Rock!)
... have blocked roads in the past, but only for a day or so at a time. Well, it's been five days now. I just heard on the news that there are about 2,400 Ngobere involved in the block. Food is grown here in the mountains, and petrol comes from the canal. So Panama City is running out of vegetables, and we are running out of gas. Which is why the buses are so extremely packed. They used to come every 15 minutes, but now they only come every hour. WORSE! No ...
Superbowl sunday
... back to bitter coffee, dull fruit and fast food. Yuck. Teehee.
Later on... we girls ventured out with martiiiin! Gladys's hilariously cute 15 year old son/our tour guide. He took us on a hike to a swimming pool/hole/lake in what felt like a JUNGLE at the edge of town. It was GORGEOUS! The water was super cold at first but we got used to it and it was so nice in the sun! It was a little awkward being the only 4 white girls in the pool, there were a lot ...
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