One of the large container ships pass through the Miraflores Locks on the Panama Canal. Thirty to forty ships cross the canal each day and pay 60 to 200 thousand dollars for the 40 hour passage. (About one tenth the cost of crossing around S America)
Close up of the beautiful Blue Morpho butterfly
Central American tarantula
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Felix, Lori and I riding the dirt road from Carti on the Caribbean Coast to Panama City through the San Blas Cordillera mountains. 
San Felipe is known as the dangerous part of Panama City but the old dilapidated buildings are gorgeous and are slowly being rebuilt in the old town which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site due to the unique architecture of this old part of Panama City. 
The 25 meter tall Cathedral is one of the few remaining structures on the old original site of Panama City. In 1568 pirate Henry Morgan (the Irish devil) destroyed Panama City (as well as the port cities of Portabelo and Lorenzo) The city was then moved to the San Felipe area. 
Some pretty cool trees in the Panamanian jungle...don't want to think of the critters and varmints living in this tree!
Lori in the ruins of the old city of Panama (Viejo Panama)
