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My wife is Panamanian and having just recently traveled there I got the same impression. I was asking everyone about it and they held the same opinions to yours
by boyter 11y ago
My wife is Panamanian and having just recently traveled there I got the same impression. I was asking everyone about it and they held the same opinions to yourself.
It's also worth noting that the reason the canal was put in Panama over Nicaragua was due to earthquake activity which Panama did not have.
- jabits 11y agoNot the main reason. As always, politics really ruled with US-Columbia relations factoring in heavily (Panama was a province of Columbia early on in planning), as well as the existing US-owned Panama Railway.
- yc1010 11y agoThere was a good documentary on PBC about the canal recently, the US basically staged a coup for Panama to gain independence from Columbia and in return got their Canal Zone
- GnarfGnarf 11y agoColOmbia?
- yc1010 11y agoRight thanks
- ninguem2 11y agoIt's Colombia, please.
- jotm 11y agoMost effective way to piss of a Colombian is to call their country Columbia :-)