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Panama Cruise
December 2009
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Princess Cruise on Central America for 12 days. A bit long but quite unique experience.
Ports include Acapulco (Mexico), Huatulco, (Mexico), Montego Bay (Jamaica), Panama Canal (Panama), Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala), Puntarenas (Costa Rica), San Juan del Sur, (Nicaragua), Ft. Lauderdale, (Florida)
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[image1] [image2] [image3]Panama Canal
Building the Panama Canal was truly an engineering feat. Its costs were monumental, with an unprecedented amount of money and human lives lost. Yet, this epic canal changed the course of history. Today, nearly 100 years after its completion, the Panama Canal remains one of the most vital trade routes in the world.
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[image1] [image2] [image3]Antigua
La Antigua Guatemala is a city in the central highlands of Guatemala famous for its well-preserved Spanish Mudéjar-influenced Baroque architecture as well as a number of spectacular ruins of colonial churches.
La Antigua Guatemala means the "Old Guatemala" and was the third capital of Guatemala. On September 29, 1717, an estimated 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Antigua Guatemala, and destroyed over 3,000 buildings. Much of the city's architecture was ruined.
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[image1] [image2] [image3]Costa Rica
Costa Rica, which translates literally as "Rich Coast", constitutionally abolished its army permanently in 1949. The country is ranked 3rd in the world, and 1st among the Americas, in terms of the 2010 Environmental Performance Index.
In 2007 the Costa Rican government announced plans for Costa Rica to become the first carbon neutral country by 2021. According to the New Economics Foundation, Costa Rica ranks first in the Happy Planet Index and is the "greenest" country in the world.
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We had lots of fun on shore
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[image1] [image2] [image3]Jamaca rum tasting
Jamaca Rafting
Visit plantation
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[image1] [image2] [image3] [image4] [image5]Shopping at Panama from local Indians
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[image1] [image2] [image3]Costa Rica tram riding for tropical snoopy
This is much easier than rope riding
Lucky us spotted a 3-toe tree slough
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We enjoyed local food
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[image1]Local dish at Antigua, Guatemala
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[image1]Costa Rica tropical lunch
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[image1]Foods on cruise ship
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Very relax at sea
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[image1] [image2] [image3] [image4] [image5] [image6]This is how we spent our Xmas