CENTRAL AMERICA
“Don't tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have traveled” -- Mohammed

Costa Rica
Caldera - Cruise #10 (Apr 2017)
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Town Center

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Great sand and stone art

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Banana Boat

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With the banana boat gone, tugs move this ship to the docks

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Quepos - Cruise #10 (Apr 2017)
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Town Center

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Rafiki Lodge

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Rafiki Lodge

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Rafiki Lodge

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Forests of Palm Trees

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Rio Savegre, Quepos, Costa Rica
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Rio Savegre is one of the best rivers for rafting in Costa Rica and Central America

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Rio Savegre

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Rio Savegre

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Rio Savegre

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Readying the Rafts

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Helmets and Life Vests

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The rapids of Rio Savegre

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El Salvadore
Acajutla - Cruise #10 (Apr 2017)
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Acajutla is a principal seaport just 50 miles from the capital of San Salvador

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A a large portion of the nation's exports of coffee and sugar are shipped from Acajutla

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We stayed at the seaport because a police escort had to be arranged to go into town and our shipmates said there was nothing to see there

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Google Map Acajutla, El Salvador



Panama Canal
Panama Canal - Cruise #10 (Apr 2017)
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How the Panama Canal Works traveling from the Carribean Ocean to Gatun Lake to the Pacific Ocean

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Limon Bay approaching the Gatun Locks from the Carribean Ocean

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The Gatun Locks

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Entering Lock 1 level with the Carribean Ocean

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Entering Lock 2

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The Gates Between Lock 1 and Lock 2 Opening

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Entering Lock 3

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Lock 3 - Gatun Lake is 87 feet above sea level

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Tugs Manuever An Eastbound Ship Into The Gatun Locks

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Gatun Lake

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Joan At The Panama Canal

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Looking Back At The Gatun Locks

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How The Canal Works - 1) A tug manuevers the ship into the lock

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How The Canal Works - 2) Workers in a tiny boat grab the lines from the ship

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How The Canal Works - 3) The lines are delivered and attached to the Mules on both sides of the lock

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How The Canal Works - 4) Powerful pulleys on the Mules keep tension on the lines as they pull the ship through the locks

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From Gatun Lake to the Gaillard Cut

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In the Gaillard Cut approaching the Centennial Bridge

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The Centennial Bridge rises 285 feet anove the water

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Under The Centennial Bridge

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The Pedro Miguel Locks. A single lock lowering the ship 35 feet into Miraflores Lake

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The Miraflores Locks

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Construction On The New Canal

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A Lock On The New Canal Which Is Not Operational Yet

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Panama City
Panama City - Cruise #10 (Apr 2017)
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Embera Village
The Embera Indian Village - Cruise #10 (Apr 2017)
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The Indegenous People Of Panama

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Visiting the village requires a tour up the Chagres River

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The canoes used to navigate the river

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Videos
Time Lapse Video Through The Panama Canal

Take the 11 hour trip in 7 minutes

Travel up the Chagres River by dugout canoe to the Embera Village

Home of the Indigenous People of Panama

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