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Sailing to Colombia

What do you do when you get an Argentine, an Israeli traveling with an Australian passport, an English women, a Canadian, an Italian, a Colombian and three Americans together?  Why you sail to Colombia. Part I–Booking a sailboat and actually leaving. Booking a sailboat to sail from Panama to Colombia is hardly a straight forward […]

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Old Panama/New Panama

  I have been in Panama City or simply Panama as Panamanians refer to it for almost a week.  I have been exploring the city by bus, by foot and by taxi.  Taxis are typically US$2-3 to most parts of the city. Panama is a global crossroads and was long before the Canal was built. […]

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Carnaval

FAT TUESDAY

DUSK FALLS ON BOCAS TOWN AND THE MERRIMENT REACHES IT’S ULTIMATE CONCLUSION Music, rum, cervesa and dancing are in the air and everywhere. The locals are definitely having a great time and are quite out of control.  The gringos are running a close second.   I am feeling a little hungry so I pause to […]

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CARNAVAL!

AS CELEBRATED IN BOCAS DEL TORO, PANAMA I arrived in Bocas del Toro on Monday, just in time for the last two nights of Carnaval.  This is definitely not New Orleans nor is it Rio.  Bocas is an archipelago of several islands just off the Panamanian mainland.  The main island contains the airport and “Bocas […]

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Leon

Tales of Leon

  Leon, Nicaragua has a reputation for liberalism, intellectualism and independence.  There are three major universities and several smaller ones, the largest cathedral in Central America and a World Heritage Site, a dozen or more ornate churches (think baroque and neoclassical) and an art gallery hosting the largest collection of Central American artists anywhere.   […]

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Finding the Perfect Beach

I really enjoyed my time in the Ruta de las Flores area of El Salvador.  Juayua was the perfect base to explore this diverse region of small towns, volcanoes, lakes, waterfalls, festivals and very friendly Salvadoreans. Now, after seven weeks in Central America without one look at the Pacific (since leaving Northern California) I was […]

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Two Views of Ahuachapan

Ahuachapan is a bustling colonial town of 38,000 inhabitants just 16 km from the Guatemalan border.  I passed through it’s busy bus terminal and traffic choked central market when I first arrived in El Salvador. I returned for an afternoon while staying in Juayua.  A walk around the lovely Plaza Concordia and a pita lunch […]

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