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  1. panalamecotourist avatar

    RE: Is the road still closed to San Blas / Carti / El Porvenir?

    by panalamecotourist 03 January 2011

    Rate increase information for San Blas Tours: All the rates have changed in San Blas all the mudslides have destroyed the road in Kuna…

  2. michaelkote avatar

    Shared Shipping Container, Cartagena to Colon

    by michaelkote 29 September 2010

    Sharing a Container for the Darien Gap: Compartiendo un Contenedor para dos autos Cartagena, Colombia a Colon, Panama We have just arri…

  3. 2travel2know avatar

    RE: Bus from Colon, Panama port to Panama City?

    by 2travel2know 31 August 2010

    Sometimes the same cruise line offers supplementary transfer for its passengers from the Cruise terminal to Panama City. Check with…

  4. sweetave avatar

    RE: Bus from Colon, Panama port to Panama City?

    by sweetave 30 August 2010

    Thank you CaptainD.

  5. captaind avatar

    RE: Bus from Colon, Panama port to Panama City?

    by captaind 30 August 2010

    The cruise lines leave you off at Millennium 2000. From there it's a $1-2 cab ride (5-10min) to the bus station.

  6. sweetave avatar

    Bus from Colon, Panama port to Panama City?

    by sweetave 30 August 2010

    Hi. i am taking a cruise in november and it will leave us in colon, panama. I will be taking the express bus to panama city. I was…

  7. la_perezosa avatar

    RE: Cartagena San Blas Cartagen

    by la_perezosa 22 August 2010

    Yes, there are sail boats that go back and forth between Cartagena and Colon, Panama at least for around US $125. It shouldn't be too…

  8. markharf avatar

    RE: Car from Portugal to Argentina

    by markharf 09 July 2010

    What you are trying to do is done fairly regularly by all sorts of vehicles. However, it's seldom done by people who use this website.…

  9. lostworldexpedition avatar

    Re: Right hand drive car in Costa Rica?

    by lostworldexpedition 02 July 2010

    As the last comment states the Darien Gap issue is fairly easy to remedy for folks driving the Americas. There is a fairly common shipping…

  10. pjbazlinton avatar

    RE: How do I get a car and three passengers from Barranquilla to Colon?

    by pjbazlinton 26 April 2010

    We´re about 4 days away from Cartegina. It looks like container shipping from there to Colon, Panama is the best option (RoRo looks like…

  11. Felix avatar

    RE: surface travel from Colombia to Panama

    by Felix 06 March 2010

    Will do. Another point I should make is that it would be extremely difficult to do this without some level of proficiency in Spanish.…

  12. kiliam avatar

    Shiping a vehicle from PANAMA to COLOMBIA

    by kiliam 15 February 2010

    Hi I am traveling around the world http://expeditionmichal.wordpress.com and lately I had to ship my car from Panama to Colombia and the…

  13. ratandrea avatar

    moving items from panama to u.s.

    by ratandrea 20 August 2009

    My mother retired to Colon, Panama but recently passed away. I need to sell her house and get her belongings back to the U.S. What is…

  14. maliante avatar

    RE: Solo Female Traveler Advice!

    by maliante 11 May 2009

    I know that the only drugs you can buy on the street are coke and weed. There is nothing else, not even heroin. You can probably get ecstasy…

  15. rooster245 avatar

    RE: Driving through Central America

    by rooster245 03 April 2009

    My favorite is Colon, Panama. That is one saucy place! Don't let them talk you out of crossing the Darien gap. Theyre just a bunch of…

  16. BOOMER1 avatar

    RE: temperature of the pacific and caribbean

    by BOOMER1 24 March 2009

    Quote: "yes, but the question was why! "... Blimey....its called "nature"....but if that's not good enough for you, then here you go:…

  17. steve486435 avatar

    RE: Hotel in Colón, Panama

    by steve486435 30 January 2009

    after seeing mira flores, i thought the train was a bust. i have taken trains in different countries and railroading was my profession.…

  18. andiamotony avatar

    RE: Hotel in Colón, Panama

    by andiamotony 30 January 2009

    Just take a bus back, there is NOOOOOO good reason to spend a night in Colon. The place is a shithole. Avoid.

  19. lootsuit avatar

    RE: Hotel in Colón, Panama

    by lootsuit 29 January 2009

    The train only runs once per day in each direction. Buses (both of the chicken and the comfy variety) run much more frequently, and on…

  20. Marejke avatar

    RE: Hotel in Colón, Panama

    by Marejke 29 January 2009

    panarail.com only weekdays

  21. briand avatar

    Hotel in Colón, Panama

    by briand 29 January 2009

    Can anyone recommend a good hotel in Colón, Panama? I would also like to know if the train from Colón to Panama City only operates during…

  22. lootsuit avatar

    RE: Driver in Colon, Panama

    by lootsuit 06 January 2009

    Yes, cabs should be around $10 per hour. I just showed up at the Colon bus terminal and negotiated with a cabbie. Sure, it's possible…

  23. peggydaly avatar

    RE: Driver in Colon, Panama

    by peggydaly 06 January 2009

    i am not sure how much luggage you will have, but the bus system is good and the bus station in colon is right next to the train station.…

  24. laurajoy avatar

    Driver in Colon, Panama

    by laurajoy 05 January 2009

    I would like to take the train from Panama to Colon in a few weeks and then hire a taxi to take us out to Portobelo and San Lorenzo--and…

  25. laurajoy avatar

    Driver in Colon, Panama

    by laurajoy 05 January 2009

    I would like to take the train from Panama to Colon in a few weeks and then hire a taxi to take us out to Portobelo and San Lorenzo--and…

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