Panama city - hello sloths

These are a few images from Panama. We left our beloved South America last Monday, and flew into Panama city. From there as per usual we took the 35c bus into town as apposed to the $5 cab into town.. a decision which we question later standing in 35 degree 100% humidity in a bus with no seats left.

We have been in the city for three days and began by having a look at the Panama Canal. Here are some facts for all you keen readers. It is 80km long and conects the Pacific to the Atlantic making it one of the world´s most significant waterways and ¨truly an engineering marvel¨. Ships worldwide are still built with the canals dimensions in mind. It has to raise ships 95m above sea level, and does this some 14,000 times a year. A series of locks, chambers, water and gravity makes all the magic happen.

Besides the canal we went to the zoo which was pretty basic except for the encounter with the baby sloth, which we agreed was by far the coolest creature created.... ever. Panama city has generally been a solid introduction into what we though Central America to be. The streets are full of music and colour, as are the buses, some with decks and dj included.