Cristobal is a port city that resides at the entrance of Limon Bay
Colón is the 2nd largest city in Panama, situated on the Atlantic coast near the Panama Canal
It was made a duty-free port in 1953 and is the world's largest Free Trade Zone outside Hong Kong
The city was founded in 1850 as one end of the Panama Railroad then under construction
Much of the city was burned during a Colombian civil war in 1885, and again in a fire in 1915.
Since the late 1960's, Colón has been in economic decline
The unemployment rate is around 40% and the poverty rate is even larger than that.
Local Dancers
We found a great local eatery and tried some authentic Panamanian food
Much of Panama's domestic politics is tied to the Panama Canal and the foreign policy of the USA
On 3 November, 1903, Panama declared its independence from Colombia
A nearly impenetrable jungle forms the Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia
The jungle creates a break in the Pan-American Highway, which otherwise runs from Alaska to Chile.
Cristobal is a port city that resides at the entrance of Limon Bay
Colón is the 2nd largest city in Panama, situated on the Atlantic coast near the Panama Canal
It was made a duty-free port in 1953 and is the world's largest Free Trade Zone outside Hong Kong
The city was founded in 1850 as one end of the Panama Railroad then under construction
Much of the city was burned during a Colombian civil war in 1885, and again in a fire in 1915.
Since the late 1960's, Colón has been in economic decline
The unemployment rate is around 40% and the poverty rate is even larger than that.
Local Dancers
We found a great local eatery and tried some authentic Panamanian food
Much of Panama's domestic politics is tied to the Panama Canal and the foreign policy of the USA
On 3 November, 1903, Panama declared its independence from Colombia
A nearly impenetrable jungle forms the Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia
The jungle creates a break in the Pan-American Highway, which otherwise runs from Alaska to Chile.
