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Sailing to Panama

Sailing to Colombia on a Backpackers Budget

By on August 31, 2011 ]

Sailing to Colombia from Panama was one of the more exciting things we did while traveling in Central and South America. Leading up to that decision, we had a difficult time finding information on the Internet about specific boats and their captains. On the hostel sites that do book these trips, they only list the [...]

Panama Islands

Photo of the Day: Gamez Islands in Panama’s Pacific Coast

By on June 18, 2011 ]

The Gulf of Chiriquí is a part of Panama that encompasses Coiba National Park and Golfo de Chiriquí National Park.  There are dozens of islands in this Gulf.  We visited Gamez Island for a day in our own personal paradise of snorkeling, climbing and swimming.

Land Border Crossing

Travel Photo of the Day: Border Crossing Costa Rica to Panama

By on April 16, 2011 ]

Check out Costa Rica Caribbean Beaches. This photo was taken during our land border crossing during Costa Rica travel to Panama on our way to Bocas del Toro. It was a long day of long boat rides and crowded vans. This bridge ill structured bridge separated the two countries. We looked down through the planks [...]

Chicken Buses

Central America Chicken Buses – Short Clip 1

By on March 9, 2011 ]

Culture and art is best represented in Central America by the old American school buses that have customized and painted in glaring colors. The art on these buses is taken seriously and those details are captured well in this short Travel Video from Jason and Aracely of 2Backpackers.com. Enjoy the show!

Photo of the Day: Miraflores Locks Panama Canal

Photo of the Day: Miraflores Locks Panama Canal

By on September 11, 2010 ]

Miraflores is the name of one of the three locks that form part of the Panama Canal and the name of the small lake that separates these locks from the Pedro Miguel locks upstream. In the Miraflores locks, vessels are lifted (or lowered) in three stages totalling 8 m, allowing them to transit to or [...]

San Blas Islands

Photo of the Day: Kuna Tribe Huts on San Blas Island

By on August 17, 2010 ]

During our sailing trip from Panama to Colombia, we spent 2 days exploring the San Blas islands in Panama’s Caribbean. The indigenous Kuna tribe inhabits the islands. Amazingly, they build huts such as these on the tiniest of islands. They navigate between each island in dugout canoes.

Sailing San Blas Islands

Photo of the Day: Sailboat In San Blas Islands

By on July 1, 2010 ]

This was one of the boats near us during our visit to the island of Chichime in San Blas Islands, Panama during our sail trip from Panama to Colombia.

Sailing the San Blas Islands

Travel Photo of the Day: San Blas Island Porvenir Panama

By on April 21, 2010 ]

San Blas Islands are located on the southeastern coast of Panama. Porvenir Island is the economic and commercial hub for the islands of San Blas.  The only airport of San Blas is located on this island and it is where travelers need to process their exit or entrance visa stamps when leaving or arriving to Panama [...]