Thursday, April 2, 2009

South America Part Two

After Costa Rica it was time to get a heroically early flight to Panama City in er, Panama init. No idea what to expect apart from white hats and a canal with house boats, the initial skylineage looks like Dubai.

Home of the Panama Canal, a shipping route that saved people having to take the long route around the bottom of South America to get between St Ouens and St Helier. The French were the first to attempt construction of the Canal but 21,900 people peaced out. Eventually the Americans finished the job which eventually cost a total 27,500 people their lives.

Despite the mountains of cash that you have to pay to get through the Canal and the Arab Cash skyline, Panama city is poor like so many of the Latino cities. I was amazed at how many people took offence when I said that San Jose, Costa Rica was pretty rough, believe it or not there is life ouside the beach resorts and good olde skateboarding tends to drop you right in the middle of the get go...

Is this urinal evidence enough?!
Beach-side fixer upper...

Jimmy made it all the way from Montana.

Panamanian Mr Miyagi.

Ending on a golden note, that candle on the far right was lit for the Boss.

No comments: