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	<title>The Lost Paradise of Panamá</title>
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	<description>&#34;When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comforatble. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.&#34; - Clifton Fadiman</description>
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		<title>Beautiful Bambito Hotel and Resort</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In western Panama between Volcán and Cerro Punta, nestled in the mountains along a winding road, is the Bambito Hotel. In contrast to other places you pass along the way, Bambito is quite different. As you slowly come around a curve you will see a high cliff to your left, and then a large landscaped garden and several [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timothygdavis.com/blog/2012/05/12/beautiful-bambito-hotel-and-resort/</link>
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		<title>Taboga Island Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have always liked Isla Taboga since my first visit back in the late 70&#8242;s. Part of what I liked about it was that it never seemed to change. If it did, it was at a snail&#8217;s pace. One big change came in 2007 when the former Hotel Taboga was demolished, and there has yet [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timothygdavis.com/blog/2012/04/29/taboga-island-update/</link>
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		<title>The Church of Natá</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Between Penonomé and Aguadulce on the Interamericana Highway is the small town of Natá de los Caballeros. Natá is home to only a few thousand residents. But it is also home to the oldest church still in use in all of the Americas. La Basilica Menor Santiago Apostal de Natá was founded in 1522. This makes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timothygdavis.com/blog/2012/04/22/the-church-of-nata/</link>
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		<title>Black Palm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Black Palm is one name for this nasty jungle tree, but it’s known by a lot of others, especially if you are unfortunate enough to brush up against one. Panama has a wide variety of trees such as the tall Robles with its pink, flowery petals. And the giant Corotú, that is great for shade. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timothygdavis.com/blog/2011/08/27/black-palm/</link>
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		<title>Mission to Nicaragua</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was June, 1979. I was approached by another NCO in the Fort Kobbe parking strip about an honor guard detail at Howard AFB for a civilian. A journalist killed in Nicaragua. His name was Bill Stewart. He was shot dead at a checkpoint by a soldier from the Nicaraguan National Guard along with his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timothygdavis.com/blog/2011/05/07/mission-to-nicaragua-2/</link>
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		<title>Castillo de San Lorenzo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Castillo de San Lorenzo, or Fort San Lorenzo, is one of those great places to visit that’s not too far off the beaten path. It’s located on the other side of the massive Gatun Locks near a former Canal Zone fort now known simply as Sherman. Many US servicemen are familiar with the Jungle Operations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timothygdavis.com/blog/2011/02/16/castillo-san-lorenzo/</link>
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		<title>Hotel Melia Near Colon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hotel Melia is  a 5-star hotel located on the grounds of a former Canal Zone fort known as Fort Gulick. Ft. Gulick was home to the the 8th Special Forces Group, and later the 3rd Battalion7th  Special Forces Group. The 8th SFG trained Bolivian Rangers that later caught Ernesto &#8220;Che&#8221; Guevara in 1967. Up until 1984, Ft. Gulick was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timothygdavis.com/blog/2011/01/08/hotel-melia-near-colon/</link>
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		<title>Jungle and Sand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Panama Canal, The Casco Viejo, and Panama Viejo are not the only tourist attractions on the isthmus. Panama also attracts large numbers of adventurers seeking excitement surfing, or experiencing the jungle up close and personal on an eco-tour. Those who are on a shoestring budget or want to rough it will bring their own [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timothygdavis.com/blog/2010/10/31/jungle-and-sand/</link>
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		<title>A Strange Few Days</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a strange couple of days on the other side of the Bridge of the Americas. Well, maybe not so strange since it was in Panama and one tries to get used to strange.  But even though you get used to seeing some pretty weird things, some days can stick out. Every day can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timothygdavis.com/blog/2010/08/28/a-strange-few-days/</link>
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		<title>The Panamá Canal Museum</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Panama Canal was started by the French and completed by the United States. But the Canal would not have been possible without the labor of thousands of workers from around the world. Tragically, due to harsh working conditions, yellow fever and malaria, thousands lost their lives. Some say their ghosts still exist, roaming the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://timothygdavis.com/blog/2010/07/10/the-panama-canal-museum/</link>
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