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Written by Ari Vanook
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Wednesday, November 07 2007 |
Coronado evolved as Panama's first developed beach town. It sits conveniently about forty five minutes to the West of Panama City, via the InterAmerican Highway which, compared to other highways in Central America, pretty much takes the cake in terms of quality.
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, December 20 2006 |
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When Christopher Columbus sailed his two ships into a bay the Indians called "Caroboro" in 1502, the principal inhabitants of Bocas Del Toro were the Guaymi, Teribe and Bokota indians. He decided to name the large bay he found Admiral Bay or Almirante. Columbus even cleaned his ships in Bocas near island later called careening cay.
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Written by Administrator
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Monday, November 27 2006 |
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Drake had a burning hatred of the Spanish and Catholicism. Part of this hatred was inspired by his father who was an Anglican preacher back in England. The other reason why he disliked the Spanish was that he was betrayed by the them when he was fixing his ships in a port somewhere in Mexico. The authorities in Mexico told him it would be fine if he made repairs in their harbor. Instead they ambushed him and Drake lost several men in the foray.
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, November 15 2006 |
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As soon as he hacked his way through the steamy Panama jungle in 1515, Vasco Nunez Balboa strongly addressed the need to the King and Queen of Spain for a road across the Isthmus of Panama that would link the two oceans. He had no clue that the local Indians had beaten him to it thousands of years earlier. The famous El Camino Real, which the Pirate Henry Morgan used to sack Panama City was just an improved version of a trail that had been used by the natives for millennia.
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, November 08 2006 |
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A little known fact about Panama is that the Scottish once tried to start a colony here on land that is now part of the Comarca de Kuna Yala in November of 1698. The scheme was dreamt up in 1695 when the Scottish Parliament passed an Act for the establishment of a ‘company of Scotland Trading to Africa and the Indies'. This name turned into the better and shorter ‘Darien Company.' It was a huge fundraising attempt with over 400,000 English Pounds raised in Scotland in six months, with the other half being raised in London. Scotland was having financial trouble due to hundreds of years of wars so they needed a new source of income.
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, November 07 2006 |
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Nestled in the bay of Panama lies picturesque Isla Taboga, an island about 50 minutes away by boat from Panama City. If you take the ferry you will arive on a long pier. From there you will see a charming village set among narrow romantic streets, a white washed church, and beautiful vistas overlooking the sea. It's close proximity to Panama City makes it a great weekend getaway for people looking to escape city life. If you are lucky enough, you may even see Humpback or Sei whales breaching the surface in exciting displays of bravado while on their migration to and from their feeding zones.
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, September 15 2006 |
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When I was driving through the mountainous interior of Panama on Madden Road with Dr. Heckadon a few weeks ago, he said, “around here you'll see a lot of Cimarrones.” I said, “Cima-who”? I was quickly informed that the Cimarrones are the direct descendants of escaped Spanish slaves from the first quarter of the 16th century! These Panamanians can trace their roots to the area for over four hundred years! The mountainous region between Panama City and Colon is Cimarrones central and is where their culture is most prevalent.
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, September 06 2006 |
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Not many people know the story behind the guy wearing the red cape, blue pants and funny hat on every bottle of Captain Morgan's Rum, probably not even people who love Captain Morgan's. This essay will clear things up for people who thought he was just created as a clever marketing ploy. He actually existed and he was one of the badest dudes to sail the Caribbean. Along with hurricanes and sea monsters, if you were a Spanish captain plying the waters of the Caribbean, an encounter with this guy and his crew would prove to be your worst nightmare.
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Written by Matt Landau
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Saturday, January 14 2006 |
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Early on in history, Panama was densely populated by indigenous people—among them, the Cuevas and Cocole tribes. In 1501, Spaniard Rodrigo de Bastidas was the first to spot Panama, and with the help of Christopher Columbus, they dropped anchor off the Caribbean coast in Portobelo in 1502. In 1510, Vasco Nunez de Balboa established the first successful colony and became governor of the region. With this arrival of the Spaniards came violence and disease which almost completely eradicated Panama's indigenous population.
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