Colon

Trip Start Oct 25, 2005
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Trip End Jan 22, 2007


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Saturday, November 26, 2005

Where we docked was not a great representation of Panama. I would not recommend any one to Colon unless they wanted to take pictures of an after picture of a beat down urban disaster area.

however i was able to book a tour and see the Panama Canal and tour the Canal on a Kayak which was great experience
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panamaniac
panamaniac on Feb 3, 2007 at 06:31PM

There's more to Panama...
First of all, Colón is Spanish for Columbus, not colony!

True, the city is - in essence - a slum (except for the Free (trade) Zone and cruise ship terminal), but every country has 'skeletons in the closet.' Besides, Colón is not being touted as a travel destination by the IPAT, Panama's tourism institute.

There's far more to Panama than either Colón or the canal, which most people with at least half a brain, consider to be one of the gratest engineering feats achieved by man.

In addition all to the obvious natural wonders the country has been blessed with, there is Panama City with Latin America's most spectacular skyline.

For visual evidence, go to this web page: http://www.skyscraperlife.com/showthread.php?t=1231

kiteboarder
kiteboarder on Feb 4, 2007 at 03:01PM

umm more than that
maybe half a brain however the same engineering feats have been accomplished 200 years prior to the panama canal in Europe. Look it up

My reference was to were i visited not the best place to be if you disagree go live there

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