Colon, Panama

 I'm back after a prolonged absence and frustration with this site only being available in Spanish. I have finally worked out it's bugs and learned a little more about this program. Here are some pictures from Colon, Panama. Most of these pictures were taken with a small pocket camera and several from inside a taxi, so pardon the quality.

Neighborhood park near Club Nautica Marina

This is in a better part of town, not too many places like this.

So your walking along and all of a sudden your crippled.
There are so many holes in the sidewalks you quickly learn
to always pay attention exactly where you place your feet.

One many "Chicken Buses" that used to be school buses in the US
and have been imported, fitted with large diesel engines, painted by
great artists and will take you around for 25 cents. The term Chicken
Bus comes from when it was common for the locals to board with any
thing they wanted, like their chickens. Also they drive like kids playing
chicken on the road, basically they are maniacs and have been given the
name "Bad Boys". They are king of the highways at least in their own minds.

This is inside of a Chicken |Bus, also so called Rojo Diablo,
Red Devil. The seat back of the driver is on the left with the
rear view mirror in the center of the windshield. Cute, huh?

Mr. Guard with his 12 gauge watching the public.

More Chicken Buses with the blue cranes from the harbor in the background.

Yet more.

All taxi's are yellow and there are hundreds of them always
waiting to give you a ride.

This was taken from my boat in the harbor where  I was anchored.
Ships move in and out day and night 365 days a year. The canal
never closes and the sounds never cease.

Another local area.

Near the bus station.

Typical street corner in pretty town.

Part of the hood.